A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the US Power Grid May 7, 2026 By Eric Roston Meteorologists are forecasting about 13 named Atlantic storms this season, or a little less activity than average. That sounds like...
Portugal Launches $26.5 Billion Resilience Plan After Storms and Blackout April 30, 2026 By Sergio Goncalves Portugal’s government on Tuesday announced a 22.6 billion euro ($26.5 billion) investment program to roll out over nine years, aimed...
Spain’s Blackout Probe Blames Grid Operator, Government, Watchdog April 17, 2026 An inquiry by the Spanish Senate blames the government, as well the country’s grid operator and energy watchdog, for last...
US Faces Winter Blackout Risks From Data Centers’ Power Needs November 19, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during...
Jamaica’s Grid Was Not Ready for Hurricane Melissa October 30, 2025 By Zahra Hirji After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the...
Iberian Blackout Was First Known Caused by Excessive Voltage, Report Says October 6, 2025 By Kate Abnett and Pietro Lombardi The massive power outage that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage,...
Czech Republic Hit by Major Power Outage Triggered by Fallen Cable July 7, 2025 By Jan Lopatka and Vera Dvorakova A power outage in large parts of the Czech Republic, including Prague, trapped people in public transport and lifts and...
‘Preventable’ National Grid Failures Led to Heathrow Fire: Report July 3, 2025 By Muvija M and William James A fire that shut London’s Heathrow airport in March, stranding thousands of people, was caused by the UK power grid’s...
Spain Reveals Details of Chain Reaction That Caused Outage June 19, 2025 By William Mathis and Thomas Gualtieri Spain’s most-detailed account yet of the missteps leading to April’s nationwide blackout failed to fully explain why the power grid...
AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirtier Gas Turbines June 4, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik and Josh Saul If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity...