The U.S. power grid wasn’t built for the demand it’s facing today. Rapid electrification, energy decarbonization, AI growth, new industrial and manufacturing plants, and aging infrastructure have ...

Virtual power plants link home batteries, thermostats and EVs into one grid resource. Here's how VPPs work, what they do and ...

Microgrids generate, store, and manage their own power, and can disconnect from the utility grid entirely during outages. Real-world systems, from UC San Diego's 92 percent self-powered campus to ...

Distributed energy resources are advancing the cause of a more resilient and reliable power supply for utilities, homes and businesses, and more. Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a ...

A power paradox is emerging in the hyperscale era: while computing demand is accelerating, power availability is increasingly becoming the constraint that determines where data centers are built, how ...

The U.S. power grid has changed little since Edison and now strains under soaring demand. Flush with capital, data centers ...

For more than a century, the electricity grid has mostly worked in one direction.

There is a growing need for power in Oklahoma. It has lawmakers asking questions about the strength of the electrical grid, ...