FOLSOM, Calif. – In a suburb of Sacramento, on the edge of a row of beige houses, a giant transmission tower shoots up into the blue summer sky. Jon Marmillo is looking up at a box sitting about ...

MARTÍNEZ: And that meant record pressure on the electric grid as heaters across the country kicked in to help keep people warm. But despite some strain on the grid, the nation's energy system did ...

Grid modernization — powered by advanced technologies such as data analytics and AI/ML at the edge — paves the way for substantial integration of renewable DER, promoting sustainable practices ...

But grid operators, utilities and clean energy advocates say it doesn’t make sense to blame electric vehicles for the soaring electricity demand during the recent heat wave.

And yes so far, the nation's electric grid has held firm. No blackouts , as happened in California in 2022. No brownouts as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas warned could happen this summer.

Electric utilities, which designed their system to meet peak demand in sizzling weather, are straining to keep up during the cold. By Ivan Penn Ivan Penn, who covers the energy industry, reported ...

THE ROAD TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES Plug-in cars are the future. The grid isn’t ready. By 2035, the chief automakers will have turned away from the internal combustion engine.

A school bus to power an emergency shelter. A Ford F-150 as a generator. With ‘vehicle-to-grid’ concepts, companies and utilities are testing ways electric vehicles can act as batteries ready ...

Lincoln Electric System, the local electric utility, has approximately 150,000 customers. By lunchtime, nearly 10% of them were without power. Ice was accumulating on the lines, causing them to ...

Gov. Jared Polis wants the state’s electric grid to be carbon-free by 2040. But as electricity demand rises and coal plants close, will the state have the juice to keep the lights on?