The U.S. power grid has hit an inflection point, and how we respond will determine if we sink or swim, writes contributor ...

As integrated circuit (IC) designs continue to scale, the demand for efficient power management, performance optimization and reliable physical layout modification grows more critical. Meeting these ...

It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a steady frequency (60 Hz in North America and 50 ...

Utility poles play an essential role in power distribution but face a wide range of grounding conductor challenges. With around 180 million utility poles across the U.S., each one represents a ...

The U.S. transmission and distribution (T&D) network is reliable and well-maintained, but as renewable energy continues being added to the grid, and demand increases due to growing data center needs ...

U.S. Representative Troy Balderson (OH-12) has reintroduced a legislation, the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act, to help grid operators expedite ...

In five of the past 11 years, parts of the U.S. electrical grid have been hit by blackouts, shut-offs or close calls during cold weather, according to an NBC News review of federal and state records ...

Grid defection occurs when it's cheaper for consumers to produce their own power than to buy it from the grid. For example, if a consumer faces high monthly utility fees regardless of their actual ...