The U.S. power grid is under strain. Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing reliability.

New research led by Colorado State University highlights a critical need for system-level thinking and innovation in shaping ...

A multifaceted energy strategy is needed where infrastructure providers and utilities work together to deliver power in ...

More EVs and a growing demand for power will require upgrades to the grid, although coming technologies may end up lowering electric bills for everyone. Large-scale ...

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...

One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, true enough, while a gas ...