The electric grid was built for stability. Its architecture grew around centralized generation, predictable load patterns and unidirectional power flow. Planning horizons spanned decades, change moved ...

As we trend toward more renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs), the design of the electric distribution system itself imposes physical limitations. These system constraints could lead to ...

A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The secure electrical infrastructure that enabled ...

NEC last week gave details of a cool new storage architecture that allows companies to enable grids from industry standard computers. Called HYDRAstor, it is a scale-out architecture with resilience, ...

Grid Forward recently announced the winners of the Grid Innovator Awards, as part of its 10-year anniversary celebration. Uplight, Portland General Electric, and Terry Oliver were honored for their ...

If there is one technology which is truly essential and ubiquitous in our world, it’s electricity. Yet few of us have any idea how the power grid works. That’s going to have to change. Understanding ...

The electric grid is a network formed of power plants, transmission lines, and consumers. In the future, the expectation is that the consumers will increase significantly their consumption of energy.

NIGERIA’S grid electricity supply has stubbornly hovered in the 4,000–6,000 megawatt range, far below installed capacity. Despite successive reforms and project announcements, the lived experience of ...