One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is directing the biggest electric utilities companies in the state to explain how they interact with the largest electric ...
Texas lawmakers slowed the growth of clean energy, and thereby weakened the electric grid, but experts managed to pass some crucial reforms that should help the next time demand spikes. Politics have ...
On Jan. 21, one day after being inaugurated as the 47th U.S. president, Donald Trump stood outside the Roosevelt Room in the White House with Oracle’s Larry Ellison, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s ...
A winter wallop that delivered a blast of Arctic air to two-thirds of the United States last weekend brought with it power failures, partially due to snow, ice and falling trees or branches damaging ...
The optimal policy in an electricity market eliminates market-distorting subsidies and keeps regulations to a minimum, allowing energy firms to weigh a full spectrum of market factors to decide which ...
Nvidia announced Thursday it’s partnering with EPRI, a power industry R&D organization, to use AI to solve problems facing the electrical grid. Perhaps ironically, the issues are largely caused by ...
A little-known organization called PJM Interconnection directs the flow of electricity. Here’s how its actions can impact your bills. File: A view inside the control room at PJM Interconnection, which ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ariel Cohen is a D.C.-based contributor who covers energy and security Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of ERCOT, left, and Texas ...
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 ...