Texas runs its own power grid separate from the rest of the U.S. Winter 2021 blackouts were caused by severe weather and a lack of grid winterization. Texas laws now mandate weatherization of energy ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

So far, aided by growing solar capacity, heat-related outages have been limited. By Kate Selig and Hilary Howard The heat wave has broken temperature records across the Midwest and Northeast and put ...

Picture this: It’s a Thursday night in Houston and thunderstorms are rolling in. Suddenly, winds roar past 100 mph. Trees snap, windows shatter and the city darkens as power flickers out. Even after ...

The Texas power grid system, which failed during a winter storm five years ago, could be put to the test this weekend as the region faces subfreezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills. But Texas ...

Tech giants want to double A.I. electricity consumption in 5 years by enough to power more than 30 million homes. America can do it. Between now and 2030, the giants of A.I. like OpenAI, Google, ...

Dozens of data centers abruptly dropped off the power grid in two recent instances in Virginia, forcing operators to take emergency action.

Texas' main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026. In a report outlining potential supply and ...

Willing to let your utility borrow your thermostat? It could help save billions of dollars in infrastructure costs while lowering your power bill. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led ...

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