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

Time becomes the scarcest resource in the entire infrastructure economy. Distribution grids are often underused for most of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Thousands of customers are still without power throughout Middle Tennessee. While some homes have lights back on, others just down the street are going on seven days without ...

Winter Storm Fern knocked out power for millions of people across the US and reignited a familiar political and media fight over what really causes large-scale outages during extreme weather. To ...

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 ...

The U.S. power grid is indispensable infrastructure for our economy, but warning signs are flashing about its health that should concern every business leader in our country. Skyrocketing growth in ...

The lights going out during a storm might feel like a minor inconvenience. A few candles, a charged phone, maybe an early bedtime. But the reality of what happens to the electrical grid when a true ...

International Energy Agency says global electricity demand is growing at its fastest pace in 15 years, set to rise more than 3.5% annually through 2030. While renewables, nuclear, and natural gas are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An upheaval is underway in the nation’s electricity sector, and Virginia is ground zero. As the data center capital of the world, ...

New York sees investing in the electric grid as a way to lower costs and supply growing demand, but it's a gamble at a time when affordability is king. Substations facilitate the flow of electricity ...