By Tim McLaughlin and Scott DiSavino Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. power grid faces an elevated risk of disruption over the ...

Power grids and electrical transformers keep the lights on and our worlds running, but is US energy infrastructure ...

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

Skyrocketing growth in demand, accelerating security threats, extreme weather events and increasing systemic vulnerabilities are straining the grid's infrastructure.

People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

In simple terms, inertia refers to the energy stored in the rotating masses of synchronous generators, typically found in traditional thermal power plants. This stored kinetic energy acts as a cushion ...

With legacy load forecasting models struggling with unpredictable events that are becoming ever more common, power-hungry AI offers a solution.

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 ...

Over the past several weeks, I’ve been conducting a large-scale bibliometric study on publicly available Chinese academic literature related to hacking and crashing Western power grids. In this ...

Sensors are an indispensable tool to inform utility managers of the state of the electricity grid and the occurrence of disruptions of any kind. The IEC provides the standards and conformity ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 23 - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children ...

One of the questions I’m asked most often is whether I think the future of power in the U.S. will be on-grid or off-grid. My answer is that it's the wrong question. Like most complex subjects—and ...