Electric companies have called the grid system "complex," saying the way the power grid is designed makes it complicated.

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 ...

A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed more robust circuit breakers that are compatible with direct current (DC), paving the way for lower ...

Grid reliability, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance are at the top of every electric utility’s priority list. Aligning every planning and operations silo across the organization to ...

Official forecasts from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and regional operators predicted tight conditions. They were right. In July, ...

Oregon and Washington are falling so far behind on upgrades to the electrical grid that the states could start seeing rolling blackouts during extreme weather as soon as next year, according to a ...

Five years after Winter Storm Uri caused catastrophic blackouts that killed hundreds, the electric grid has changed significantly, but increasing demand means it will have to adapt even more.

Anger at PJM, which manages the electrical grid in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, has been boiling over in some state capitals. Over the last 100 years, the PJM grid has grown ...

Florida's power grid faces increasing risks from hurricanes, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions. Investing in grid infrastructure is crucial to prevent costly and frequent power outages.

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 ...