An employee of Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative works on repairing power lines in Toddville in July 2014. The Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative is one of several partners working on a ...

A more distributed power distribution network will help utilities better navigate the wave of changes resulting from the smart grid. Very few industries will experience the rapid change that power ...

In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri brought record-low temperatures to Texas, and millions of people lost power—some for days on end. In the same year, Hurricane Ida damaged thousands of distribution ...

A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak ...

National Grid submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan – the Future Grid Plan — to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) outlining the critical investments needed in the local electric ...

The United States is currently experiencing unprecedented imbalance between supply and demand for transformers—not the shape-shifting robots, but the crucial devices used on the power grid. Almost ...

Our nation’s economy, security, and the health and safety of our citizens depend on the reliable delivery of electricity. The power system in the United States consists of more than 7,300 power plants ...

The electric power distribution grid has become much more difficult to manage as renewable power resources have expanded, and transportation and industry sectors electrify. But today, advanced ...

National Grid has submitted its Electric Sector Modernization Plan (ESMP) to the Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC). The "Future Grid Plan" highlights investments required in the local ...

WALTHAM, Mass. (WWLP) – A new plan has been submitted by National Grid to meet Massachusetts’ nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals. This plan is known as the Electric Sector ...