Texas' power grid probably won't collapse this weekend. But people have good reason to worry.

The electric grid can handle a certain amount of damage, but climate change is increasing extreme weather events in the state. Can utilities keep it running under extreme conditions without raising ...

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...

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As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning – do ...

The rapid development and widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is posing new challenges for electricity ...

Kauai, one of the most remote islands of Hawaii, stands steady among the timeless crash of ocean waves. Electric waves, however, almost crashed Kauai's power system in an instant.

Fort McCoy’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW) and Xcel Energy continue to work together to finish the process of changing the electrical grid on post from a Delta Electrical System to a Wye ...

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Midwest grid has teamed up with Microsoft, it said on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Big Tech turning to collaboration to help ensure the massive amounts of electricity ...

Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, true enough, while a gas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A new partnership aims to reduce the strain on the power grid while boosting electric vehicle adoption by putting money back in ...