According to various estimates, electricity demand in the United States is expected to increase by at least 30 percent over the next decade. Extreme weather is increasing the use of air conditioning ...

An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize the nation’s aging ...

The electrical grid in most developed countries was built 50-100 years ago around a straightforward model: large centralized power plants generate electricity and transmit it long distances to end ...

The utilities industry is facing aging infrastructure, increased outages, and pressure to maintain or modernize the grid to keep up with rising demand. An estimated 70% of transmission lines are more ...

The growing use of inverter-based resources (IBRs), combined with rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers, is creating new and significant challenges for the modern ...

As the world accelerates toward a decentralized, carbon-neutral future, the electric power grid is undergoing its most radical transformation in a century. We're moving from a predictable, one-way ...

Distribution poles are critical yet often overlooked components that support power lines, communications, and grid devices, making their resilience vital for overall grid security. Modern asset ...

Alaska is at a critical juncture. The Railbelt’s four electric cooperative utilities have expanded since they were created in the 1940s but transmission connections between regions have not kept pace.

Do you have family members or relatives who’ve decided to move and live completely off the grid: leaving behind modern conveniences to return to a more traditional, simpler, self-sustaining way of ...

The North American power grid's interconnectedness creates a broad attack surface vulnerable to cyber threats like ransomware and disruption. FERC's new CIP-015-1 standard emphasizes securing ...