It’s one the greatest engineering achievements in U.S. history. We recount the history of the U.S. power grid, how it works, and what needs improving.

The grid is made up of power generators — such as dams, coal plants or wind turbines — and more than five million miles of power lines carrying electricity all over the country, according to ...

As coal-fired power plants are retired, grid-forming inverters may be key to a future that relies on solar and wind power. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...

Exploring the power grid of the future, the solar power potential of the Sahara desert is massive. Solar panels in Algeria could generate three times more electricity than the same panels in Germany.

No power grid breach is a good thing. But better to recognize the difference between a dress rehearsal and the main event—especially when there are more of those events on the horizon.

The U.S. power grid is facing an elevated risk of shortages in the coming summer months amid a nationwide push to replace fossil fuel generation with green alternatives, according to the nation's ...

According to KCRA, California ISO said its power grid peaked at 52,061 megawatts on September 6, which is its all-time record high. Temperatures have soared to record highs across the state.

As millions find themselves without power for a second day because of record-breaking winter storms in the south, some have wondered why Texas isn’t turning to other states to help its power supply.

The U.S. power grid has long been considered a logical target for a major cyberattack. Besides the intrinsic importance of the power grid to a functioning U.S. society, all sixteen sectors of the ...

In the state’s power grid, electricity and natural gas are co-dependent. Here’s how the winter storm last year broke the system. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers ...