Artificial intelligence is colliding with a power system that was never designed for fleets of hyperscale data centers, ...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a major part of the power generation landscape, particularly in support of a ...

Steps engineers can take to help mitigate power outage impacts. Paths to PLC redundancy. Paths to PAC redundancy. How can a dual Ethernet ring help with resilience? Power outages are becoming more ...

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...

It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

Picture this scenario: At 2:37 a.m. during a storm, lightning strikes a distribution feeder line in rural Wisconsin. A massive power surge races through the distribution network. Instead of triggering ...

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - MAY 16: High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The grid is strained by increasing demand from ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York’s electric power system faces possible shortfalls in supply starting next summer in New York City and on Long Island because of rising consumer demand and power plant ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

The global appetite for electricity continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. By 2050, the International Energy Agency describes how global energy demand in 2050 will likely have to contend with "an ...

Modernizing the electric grid involves more than upgrading control systems with sophisticated software—it requires embedding sensors and automated controls across the entire system. It’s not only the ...

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 ...