The U.S. power grid has hit an inflection point, and how we respond will determine if we sink or swim, writes contributor ...

Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a steady frequency (60 Hz in North America and 50 ...

Researchers in the United States have created a droop control strategy for grid-forming inverters that purportedly improves power system frequency stability. By using an exponential active ...

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of decentralized, small- to medium-scale power generating units, flexible power consumers, and storage systems that are aggregated and operated as a single ...

Cybersecurity researchers from four universities and one utility company are working together as part of a Department of Energy (DoE) Center for Securing Electric Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS) to ...

Government push for power supremacy transforms Inner Mongolia. Tech leaders worry about a U.S.-China “electron gap.” ...

Despite the government’s declaration of a “focused autumn management” initiative, output controls at renewable energy power ...

Willing to let your utility borrow your thermostat? It could help save billions of dollars in infrastructure costs while lowering your power bill. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led ...

When an early warning system designed to alert operators across Europe about disturbances on the grid was rolled out a decade ago, the predominant color showing on the on-screen maps was green. Safe ...

In an early episode of the TV series “Lost,” the plane crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island are running low on water. A fight breaks out, until emerging leader Jack Shephard admonishes ...