According to various estimates, electricity demand in the United States is expected to increase by at least 30 percent over the next decade. Extreme weather is increasing the use of air conditioning ...

The utilities industry is facing aging infrastructure, increased outages, and pressure to maintain or modernize the grid to keep up with rising demand. An estimated 70% of transmission lines are more ...

As the world accelerates toward a decentralized, carbon-neutral future, the electric power grid is undergoing its most radical transformation in a century. We're moving from a predictable, one-way ...

An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize the nation’s aging ...

The electrical grid in most developed countries was built 50-100 years ago around a straightforward model: large centralized power plants generate electricity and transmit it long distances to end ...

The growing use of inverter-based resources (IBRs), combined with rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence and data centers, is creating new and significant challenges for the modern ...

Distribution poles are critical yet often overlooked components that support power lines, communications, and grid devices, making their resilience vital for overall grid security. Modern asset ...

New platform enables utilities, energy providers, and device manufacturers to unlock scalable, real-time grid participation and consumer incentives ...

AUGUSTA, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Early Sunday morning, joyriding vandals stole an industrial forklift and drove its boom into high voltage transmission lines in the Lewiston-Auburn area, cutting power ...