Texas runs its own power grid separate from the rest of the U.S. Winter 2021 blackouts were caused by severe weather and a lack of grid winterization. Texas laws now mandate weatherization of energy ...

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 ...

As power grids add more renewable energy and large-scale battery storage, utilities face a growing challenge: how to ...

Not all power grids in America are created equal. Some states manage to keep the lights on with remarkable consistency, while others leave residents in the dark far more often than they'd like. The ...

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 ...

Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as smaller ...

Solid-state transformers can transform Europe's power grids into intelligent systems able to manage higher voltages, integrate renewables and reduce the risk of large-scale blackouts. By bringing ...