Electric vehicles are being sold as the ultimate solution. Clean transportation paired with grid support sounds perfect, right? Here's the thing though. The reality is way messier than the sales pitch ...

A lot of leaders talk about economies of scale and network effects. It’s a clean story: more people means better unit ...

The head of the nation’s grid reliability authority called for more electricity generation. Transmission reform alone will not solve the U.S. electric grid’s ongoing reliability issues, with more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New EVs are soon expected to be the largest driver of growth in electricity demand, according to the latest California Energy ...

With "vehicle-to-grid" technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and ...

A longstanding lack of long-range transmission lines in south Louisiana, which limits the amount of power that can be moved in from other areas, contributed to an “extremely rare” problem with the ...

Data center power, fueled by demand for artificial intelligence, is one of the scant few areas of hype in the energy markets nowadays. Data centers require constant, reliable power - and for all the ...

When wildfire risk spikes in Southern California, the lights often go out before the flames arrive. Public safety power shutoffs have become a grim ritual: Utilities cut electricity to prevent ...