The rapid development and widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is posing new challenges for electricity ...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a major part of the power generation landscape, particularly in support of a ...

Le Xie, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), ...

The U.S. Midwest grid has teamed up with Microsoft , it said on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Big Tech turning to ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy has said electrification “is not necessarily the goal, [but] rather a means to achieving a community goal such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions or lowering energy costs.

As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning – do ...

Artificial intelligence has captured headlines recently for its rapidly growing energy demands , and particularly the surging ...

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 ...

As California heads into another summer of high electricity demand, a growing network of residential batteries is poised to play a larger role in maintaining grid reliability. Sunrun’s CalReady ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Francesca Dominici is director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative. The U.S. power grid is under increasing strain from all ...

Every month you pay an electricity bill, because there’s no choice if you want to keep the lights on. The power flows in one direction. But soon, utilities might desperately need something from you: ...