NRG Energy. CenterPoint Energy. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, better known as ERCOT. Various corporations affiliated with the Texas power grid are household names in Houston. But what do ...

Reducing our carbon footprint requires full commitment to the electrification of industry. This means moving away from technologies powered by fossil fuels to those running on clean energy sources and ...

The "self-healing" grid automatically isolates outages and reroutes power, often possibly restoring service within seconds.

Electric substations may look confusing, but they’re the control centers that keep electricity safe and reliable. In this video, we break down how substations work, what equipment you see inside them, ...

If there is one reminder from the power outages left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, it’s that our nation’s electric grid has vulnerabilities. Despite the sharp minds and advanced technology designed ...

The full TribFest program is now LIVE. TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid ...

Utilities are doing all they can to accommodate large load customers like AI data centers, but some worry those efforts come at a cost to other customers. On this episode of the Factor This podcast, ...

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...

Leading companies in the nation's electric power system are looking to artificial intelligence to help find ways to meet growing energy demand and strengthen the grid while reducing greenhouse gas ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Most of us in the U.S. take electricity for granted. Nearly every home depends on it for ...