President Biden has issued a bold pledge to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that increasingly endanger our livelihoods, health and security — reducing U.S. emissions by 50 percent below 2005 levels ...

The U.S. electric grid is a cornerstone of our national defense. Ninety-five percent of U.S. military bases rely on the civilian grid for power, meaning even short-term disruptions to electricity can ...

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The modern electric grid is an engineering marvel and millions depend on it for reliable and on-demand power supply. The grid is becoming greener with the growing retirement of fossil fuel generation ...

The energy sector is at a critical juncture. Utility providers face immense pressure from surging energy demands, the urgent need to integrate renewable resources, and the increasing threat of extreme ...

On a cloudy day in mid-July, a crew of technicians carried a shiny metal orb, about the size and weight of a kid’s bowling ball, under a 110-kilovolt transmission line running near Hamburg, Germany.

Adoption of energy storage has evolved greatly in the last five years. Though its benefits have never been disputed, the viability of energy storage as a meaningful grid resource was repeatedly called ...

Look closely at a solar panel, and you'll see a series of thin metallic lines running across the surface. They're not there to look nice — they have a specific purpose. Those lines are called the grid ...