The power grid is too old and simple for the growth of extreme weather, EVs, and renewable energy. Chattanooga's utility built a $280 million smart grid, creating $2.7 billion in economic value. This ...

News cycles are increasingly dominated by debates about AI’s impact on power systems, consumer energy prices, grid emissions ...

AMES, Iowa – If you’re the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the organization that manages the flow of high-voltage electricity across a central stripe of the U.S. and Canada, from Manitoba, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade that aims to speed up new interregional ...

A lot of folks are buying EVs to do their part in helping to reduce our impact on the environment. Generally, that's good news, but how much positive impact driving an EV makes depends a lot on where ...

U.S. energy needs have changed dramatically over the last few decades, and questions are growing as to whether our grid can manage these new demands. Aside from rising temperatures—the National ...

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act put the Energy Department (DOE) in both an enviable and challenging position at the same time. Congress appropriated nearly $100 ...

North Carolina relies on voluntary utility measures to prepare the power grid for extreme weather, raising a question about ...

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