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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transmission is just one of the costs going up in ratepayers' monthly bills, along with fuel and capacity charges, that add up to ...

Amid rising energy costs, the state just passed a first-of-a-kind bill that would force utilities to quantify and examine ...

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 ...

Texas' main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026. In a report outlining potential supply and ...

A yearslong effort by energy regulators to vastly expand U.S. electricity transmission is at stake in the November election. A Democratic clean energy policy agenda, if Kamala Harris is elected ...

In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, IEA-PVPS provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art practices, best practices, and recommendations for managing reactive power amidst the ...

The U.S. power grid is at a critical crossroads. Electricity generation, like every other industry, needs to rid itself of fossil fuels if the country is to play its role in combating the climate ...

Transmission is just one of the costs going up in ratepayers' monthly bills, along with fuel and capacity charges, that add up to a "death by a thousand cuts," advocates and analysts say. (Photo ...