Rolling blackouts are a rising threat across the U.S. as aging power grids collide with extreme weather, rising electricity demand and a shift to cleaner fuels, the nation’s top grid monitor warned ...

To keep the lights on, the U.S. needs to build enough regional power lines to move the equivalent of three dozen nuclear reactors’ worth of power. A yearlong study ordered by Congress calls for a ...

Two key figures in the oversight of Texas’ power infrastructure are set to resign at a critical time for the state as it tries to boost electricity supplies amid booming demand. The departures come as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have made an exciting breakthrough in systems monitoring electric grids. A team at the Department of Energy's Oak ...

Fresh off the heels of Winter Storm Fern, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released an alarming 10-year outlook about the U.S. electric grid this week. It’s worse than NERC’s ...

A Columbus-based tech startup that started in Akron aims to help electric companies better monitor and maintain their distribution systems and has found a partner in North Carolina that’s helping it ...

Eyes are on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the state's power grid for the duration of this weekend's winter storm. The power grid operator said earlier this week that expect ample ...

Gonzalez-Cruz and Méndez Cruz worked with utility employees to equip transmission lines like the one pictured here with sensors to detect vibrations and other stresses. ALBANY — Puerto Rico is known ...

Texans can monitor ERCOT's power grid in real-time. The agency has several dashboards on its website that update power availability and production. The state's power grid is currently operating under ...