AMES, Iowa – If you’re the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the organization that manages the flow of high-voltage electricity across a central stripe of the U.S. and Canada, from Manitoba, ...

The power grid is too old and simple for the growth of extreme weather, EVs, and renewable energy. Chattanooga's utility built a $280 million smart grid, creating $2.7 billion in economic value. This ...

The Northeast stands at a crossroads. With nation-leading climate change, clean energy and equity goals in Massachusetts and New York, the opportunity is here to make real, lasting change. And ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing ...

Yesterday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the proposed repeal of the Biden-era’s Clean Power Plan 2.0, which ruled that coal-fired and many new natural gas power plants must capture and store ...

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 ...

A lot of folks are buying EVs to do their part in helping to reduce our impact on the environment. Generally, that's good news, but how much positive impact driving an EV makes depends a lot on where ...

The new PROTECT the Grid Act currently under debate in Congress will definitely help to secure the United States' power grid. On August 7, 2025, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) announced his “PROTECT the ...

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On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing the U.S. power grid in new ways. How can we ensure its reliability?