California needs a smarter, more flexible power grid — and EVs are actually one of the most powerful tools we have to ...

Electric vehicles are being sold as the ultimate solution. Clean transportation paired with grid support sounds perfect, right? Here's the thing though. The reality is way messier than the sales pitch ...

The U.S. power grid is facing a looming crisis. A recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation found that nearly 160 million Americans are living in regions that are ...

Nine years after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's electricity grid remains woefully short of reliable generation and in a state of disrepair.

The electricity grid is a real bottleneck for energy in the United States, and it’s not only utilities and grid operators who are struggling. Grid congestion also puts pressure on renewable energy ...

The explosive growth of data centers could threaten the stability of the electrical grid this winter, according to an industry overseer. Across North America, demand for electricity this winter is ...

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 ...

Cuba’s blackout shows the fragility of centralized power grids and how flexible demand, including Bitcoin mining, could help ...

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