Like many North Carolinians, you may have never considered electric substations before last week’s attack in Moore County. Their thickets of metal coils, bars and boxy transformers blend into ...

The grid is made up of power generators — such as dams, coal plants or wind turbines — and more than five million miles of power lines carrying electricity all over the country, according to the vice ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and solar power. That’s raising hopes for the fight against climate change ...

Using less electricity as a response to high demand had been a nonstarter for big tech companies. That might be changing. For years, calculating the power needs for data centers has revolved around ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

Dr. Webber is a professor of public affairs and engineering at the University of Texas and the chief technology officer of Energy Impact Partners, a venture fund that has investments in technologies ...

Over the next two decades, global electricity demand is expected to double, growth we haven’t seen since post-World War II. To meet historic projections, we need to generate abundant, reliable and ...

When the lights went out across the Iberian Peninsula in April, everything ground to a halt. Scores of people were trapped in Madrid’s underground metro system. Hospitals in Lisbon had to switch to ...

The power grid is too old and simple for the growth of extreme weather, EVs, and renewable energy. Chattanooga's utility built a $280 million smart grid, creating $2.7 billion in economic value. This ...

From predicting EV charge times to pinpointing areas of high wildfire risk, AI is transforming our energy network. The power grid is growing increasingly complex as more renewable energy sources come ...

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...