California needs a smarter, more flexible power grid — and EVs are actually one of the most powerful tools we have to strengthen it.

Electric vehicles are being sold as the ultimate solution. Clean transportation paired with grid support sounds perfect, right? Here's the thing though. The reality is way messier than the sales pitch ...

It would be challenging to find experts who believe that the U.S. electricity grid, at least in certain areas, is sufficiently robust to meet the unprecedented demand for electricity growth required ...

The Smart Grid Research Consortium has announced the successful completion of its two-year software development project with the formal release of the Smart Grid Investment Model. The Smart Grid ...

AMES, Iowa – Bringing renewable energy to the power grid raises all kinds of “internet-of-things” issues, said Iowa State University’s Manimaran Govindarasu. That’s because “everything is connected,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. transmission grid isn’t growing fast enough to meet the country’s skyrocketing demand for power. That’s making ...

Central Square, N.Y. — A malfunction with National Grid equipment caused a strong smell of gas on Monday in southern Oswego County, officials said. A problem at a regional gas intake station caused ...

There is a rising chorus of concern across the energy industry that the electric grid is facing a surge in power use that our infrastructure won’t be able to handle. The historical stewards of our ...

The state’s Independent System Operator is forecasting power grid reliability concerns in New York City and Long Island as early as next summer – with broader concerns raised in a second ISO report ...