Building a smart grid is an important part of the McGuinty government's plan to modernize Ontario's electricity infrastructure. A smarter grid is better able to detect, prevent and restore outages, ...

Electricity does not flow over transmission lines like water or natural gas through pipes. Changes in supply or demand and ...

Today, technology advances and dramatic cost decreases combine to set up battery energy storage as the savior for both renewables and the overarching electric grid as power demand soars and Congress ...

The electricity grid is an incredibly complex system that is vulnerable to a number of challenges Mother Nature throws at it. From solar storms wreaking havoc on a global scale to power failures ...

Paul Collins has a great idea about Infrastructure/Transit: Create a greener city with hydrogen fuel-cell stations and an upgrade of the electrical grid system ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 3, 2016 /CNW/ -- UL, a global safety science organization, today announced it has issued the first UL 9540 certification for a complete home energy storage system to Enphase ...

Expert opinion differs widely over a report that the U.S. electric power-grid has been compromised by cyberspies, perhaps from Russia and China, who have installed malware so they can disrupt ...

Last week’s windstorm caused so much damage on some of B.C.’s Southern Gulf Islands that crews must rebuild parts of the electrical distribution system, according to BC Hydro.

Power outages are becoming more frequent in the U.S. One research group states that from 2011 to 2021, the U.S. experienced 64% more power outages than in the previous decade (2000-2010).