What's going on with the grid? How is the grid doing? Screw the grid, I'm putting the AC at 69. Can the grid handle the upcoming storm? It doesn't really matter if you know "what" the grid actually is ...

TEXAS, USA — Winter has arrived in Texas. If the freezing temperatures this weekend and into Monday morning weren't evidence enough, just get ready for this upcoming weekend: Arctic air will bring the ...

On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing the U.S. power grid in new ways. How can we ensure its reliability?

Neel Somani examines how 2026 U.S. energy bills like the SHIELD and GRID Acts could change grid investment, data center costs ...

The GW Ranch project approved on 8,000 windswept acres of West Texas will look like many of the other data centers that have sprung up across the country to support Silicon Valley’s ambitions for ...

Three weeks shy of five years since a winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power grid and left millions freezing in the dark, Texans experienced another weekend of barren grocery shelves, closed schools ...

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 ...

America’s AI boom is pushing the nation’s largest power-grid operator to the brink of a supply crisis. Sixty-seven million people in a 13-state region stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky get their ...

TEXAS, USA — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued an advisory for "extreme cold weather" ahead of the expected winter storm in Texas this weekend. While ERCOT officials have ...

Advanced technologies are proven to work together to increase the power grid’s flexibility and resilience. They’re capable of ...