Demand for electricity from the New England grid fell to its lowest level ever Sunday thanks to warm spring temperatures, sunny skies and bountiful production from rooftop solar panels. Grid operator ...
The current state of the U.S. power sector can be summed up in just a few words: too much demand for electricity; too small of a power grid. In the past two years, electricity demand forecasts have ...
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The United States power grid is being pushed harder than at any point in decades, and the strain is no longer theoretical. Record demand, a surge of renewable projects, and the rapid electrification ...
PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA - MAY 16: High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The grid is strained by increasing demand from ...
STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the ...
Electrical substation infrastructure increasingly sits at the front of data center project planning as utilities tighten grid access and require major power upgrades ...
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The power grid is the backbone of our economy and national security—but permitting delays are threatening our ability to modernize it so that we can deploy clean energy at scale, electrify ...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the nonprofit corporation that operates the isolated power grid serving 90% of the state’s electricity needs, is infamous for the February 2021 winter storm ...