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

The "universal shock absorber" revolutionizes power grid stability, providing a cost effective upgrade to current ...

A Midwest power grid operator is warning companies that customers need to start conserving energy as demand grows due to a ...

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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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists and engineers with the National Research Council warned the White House and Congress about the vulnerability of the power grid as recently as November, saying nationwide ...

Five years after Winter Storm Uri caused catastrophic blackouts that killed hundreds, the electric grid has changed ...

A longstanding lack of long-range transmission lines in south Louisiana, which limits the amount of power that can be moved in from other areas, contributed to an “extremely rare” problem with the ...

Expanding efforts to cut down on energy waste could help the Texas power grid accommodate more data centers without spiking ...

Winter storms are a growing threat to North Carolina's power grid, where extreme weather and aging infrastructure are driving more frequent and longer outages.

This week on Possibly we’re talking to Ramón Mendez Galain, a physicist who helped the small South American country transition its electric grid to renewable energy almost overnight.