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 ...

The legislation would give regulators more power to block power plant closures and override environmental rules.

Picture this: It’s a Thursday night in Houston and thunderstorms are rolling in. Suddenly, winds roar past 100 mph. Trees snap, windows shatter and the city darkens as power flickers out. Even after ...

Gov. Healey calls federal government's national security claims 'another fabrication ... to further fossil fuels' ...

More than 10,000 proposed solar, wind, and battery projects are currently waiting in line to connect to the U.S. electric grid—more than enough to hit a target of 90% clean energy by 2035. But many of ...

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...

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Texas' main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026. In a report outlining potential supply and ...

REE did not have enough thermal power stations switched on when surge occurred Some conventional power plants failed to help control voltage in the power system Blackout on April 28 caused gridlock in ...

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 ...