The term "smart grid" describes an electrical grid that's integrated with a computerized, two-way communication network. Older electrical grids send electrical power one direction, from a power plant ...

Citing more blackouts, wildfires and higher electricity rates, a growing number of homeowners are choosing to build homes that run entirely on solar panels and batteries. Wim Coekaerts’s off-grid home ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Extreme heat and stormy weather have been gripping New York City for weeks, straining the energy grid and causing a number of blackouts throughout the five boroughs. But ...

Staring down another frigid winter and desperate to keep the lights on, Ukraine’s power grid operator has surreptitiously imported custom-built equipment designed to withstand Russian electronic ...

Renewable growth has outpaced grid and storage capacity, leading to record levels of wasted clean energy and negative electricity prices. The AI and data center boom is rapidly driving up global ...

Extreme heat is increasing electricity demand as people crank up the AC. The strain could be too much. By Manuela Andreoni It’s really hot in Texas right now. Many parts of the state are hotter than ...

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has begun the first tests of a utility-grade battery at the ...

Most people ignore the electrical grid, until it stops working. When that happens, the disruption can be total, but most often is a matter of inconvenience—the lights go out, the internet goes down, ...