An extended collaboration of researchers in China has successfully reduced the response time to grid failures to just 0.1 seconds, compared to hours in other countries. The collaboration consisted of ...

Winter Storm Fern exposed deep structural fragility in the U.S. power grid, with outages affecting up to a million customers despite years of warnings from reliability watchdogs. Industry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Streetlights and storefronts across Cuba went dark Wednesday, as the national power grid collapsed for the fourth time in ...

An imbalance has emerged between the amount of energy needed to meet demands in the United States and the ability to quickly bring energy projects online to supply that need. As generative AI ...

Record-breaking heat is hitting the Southwest, with temperatures shattering historical benchmarks. As spring intensifies, atmospheric instability drives a volatile spring storm season across the ...

The utility industry is on the cusp of transforming how it monitors, maintains and secures critical infrastructure. Specifically, we’re seeing them move from reactive electric grid maintenance to ...

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?