2020 was a transformative year for the power sector, underlining both new challenges and potential opportunities. We not only saw how severe weather event threats, such as the wildfires and public ...

In 2012, microgrids gained sudden national awareness after the incredibly destructive Hurricane Sandy cut power to millions throughout the Northeast—that is, of course, except for small pockets of ...

As we continue to work toward a more sustainable future globally, demand for renewable energy integration is increasing. This requires more flexibility in grid infrastructure and the ability to add ...

In 2019, the United States experienced 14 natural disasters, each causing damages of over $1 billion. These disasters included severe weather events, hailstorms, wildfires, flooding, tornadoes, ...

Interest in microgrids has grown in parallel with our fixation about distributed energy resources. Their purpose is to distribute electricity within a localized network, drawing upon onsite generation ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston is the energy capital of the country. From oil and gas to the renewable sector, there are always new advances and upgrades being made to help keep the statewide power ...

While interconnection issues and threats to grid reliability are prompting data centers to consider behind-the-meter ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is putting ...

The modern power grid was built long before solar energy was even imagined. Today it proves a major bottleneck to adopting renewable power sources. Recent efforts to enable open source software (OSS) ...

We’ve got a really big economic and environmental problem. The good news is there may be a backdoor way to solve it with both economic and environmental payoffs. The problem is the nationwide electric ...