Electric companies have called the grid system "complex," saying the way the power grid is designed makes it complicated.

One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed more robust circuit breakers that are compatible with direct current (DC), paving the way for lower ...

Smart Grid technology arrived with a bang more than two decades ago, but the first implementations often overpromised and underdelivered. Smart Grid 2.0, however, integrates new technologies to ...

Grid reliability, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance are at the top of every electric utility’s priority list. Aligning every planning and operations silo across the organization to ...

Section 1. Purpose. The United States is experiencing an unprecedented surge in electricity demand driven by rapid technological advancements, including the expansion of artificial intelligence data ...

Oregon and Washington are falling so far behind on upgrades to the electrical grid that the states could start seeing rolling blackouts during extreme weather as soon as next year, according to a ...

Florida's power grid faces increasing risks from hurricanes, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions. Investing in grid infrastructure is crucial to prevent costly and frequent power outages.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Extreme heat and stormy weather have been gripping New York City for weeks, straining the energy grid and causing a number of blackouts throughout the five boroughs. But ...