An NBC News review of federal and state records, and internal utility documents, found that in five of the past 11 years, ...

A modern, efficient power grid is crucial for national security and the economy, but the challenges are greater than ever. Researchers are working to make energy infrastructure fit for the future. On ...

It is also clear that reliability concerns are growing, and will only get worse as more AI data centers hook into the system.

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 ...

In February 2021, Texas came within four minutes and 37 seconds of a complete statewide blackout. A winter storm knocked out 40 percent of the state’s grid capacity in just four hours, leaving ...

America’s electric grid is in grave danger. After decades of relatively flat national electricity demand, a surge of tech data centers, artificial intelligence, and other Big Tech electricity demand ...

Large-capacity electrical wires carry power from one place to another around the nation. Stephanie Tacy/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of ...

(Refiles to fix headline to 'forecast record' demand) By Tim McLaughlin and Laila Kearney BOSTON/NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Transmission line congestion on the largest U.S. power grid is expected to ...

With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data ...

BESSEMER, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Grid Components (PGC), a leading domestic supplier of a wide range of components for the electrical grid, is pleased to announce that Michael Plaster, an ...