Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...

NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A New York-based start-up company wants to use batteries to reduce stress on the energy grid and put money back in the pockets of state residents. The pilot program, ...

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...

Irvine’s CTC Global collaborates with Google on power transmission project IRVINE — CTC Global in Irvine and tech giant Google are teaming up to improve the U.S. electric grid as data centers increase ...

As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning – do ...

In February 2021, Texas came within four minutes and 37 seconds of a complete statewide blackout. A winter storm knocked out 40 percent of the state’s grid capacity in just four hours, leaving ...

Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, true enough, while a gas ...

Tasmania’s hydro-powered grid is clean and flexible, but limited storage and interconnection are forcing tough choices about ...

STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the ...