A collection of these microinverters on a house can act as a microgrid. Each one contains a chip that—when the main power grid suffers a power failure—switches from an on-grid to an off-grid mode.

The central and upper Midwest, Texas and Southern California face an increased risk of power outages this summer from extreme heat, wildfires and extended drought, the nation’s grid monitor ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright authorized Duke Energy to keep running certain power plants in the Carolinas as temperatures ...

China’s record buildout of renewables may help networks overcome weather-driven demand spikes, according to the research arm ...

A grid-forming inverter, though, can sense the changes in the grid and respond in real time to adjust its frequency, which injects more or less power as needed to stabilize the grid.

Texas’ main power grid struggled to keep up with the demand for electricity Monday, prompting the operator to ask Texans to conserve power until Friday.

Connecting solar power systems to the grid doesn’t really change how they work. Solar panels still convert sunlight into electricity, which is used to power your home. However, when your home is ...

Liwei Zhou’s system improves microgrid accuracy, cutting costs while managing solar, batteries and EV charging ...

The Public Utility Commission said the state's main power grid operator will have three days — instead of 60 — to release some information about power plant outages. But that may not include ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the state’s main power grid, has a dashboard that allows residents to track current conditions and usage. The timestamp of each dashboard ...