California Power Grid Operator Braces for Long Heat Wave September 1, 2022 By John Antczak Operators of California’s power grid expect to issue calls for voluntary conservation of electricity during a prolonged heat wave building...
Creaky U.S. Power Grid Threatens Progress on Renewables, EVs May 12, 2022 By Tim McLaughlin After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and...
Parade of Probes Underway to Pin Blame for Britain’s Blackout August 20, 2019 By Jeremy Hodges and William Mathis The lightning strike that triggered Britain’s biggest blackout in more than a decade has also spawned a flurry of investigations...
How 2 Researchers Hope to Protect Power Grid with Cyber Insurance Modeling March 28, 2018 The failure of even parts of the nation’s power grid could cause rolling blackouts that paralyze health care, traffic and...