NRG Energy. CenterPoint Energy. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, better known as ERCOT. Various corporations affiliated with the Texas power grid are household names in Houston. But what do ...

It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

New interdisciplinary research highlights how engineering, economics, and policy experts must work together to manage intermittent renewable energy. To fully integrate renewables like solar and wind ...

People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

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 ...

The U.S. power grid wasn’t built for the demand it’s facing today. Rapid electrification, energy decarbonization, AI growth, new industrial and manufacturing plants, and aging infrastructure have ...

China is investing $1 billion in approximately 8,500 robots for its national power grid. These machines, including robot dogs ...