"Once you've built it, [it] is free." Officials power up major facility that will transform US power grid: 'The first' first ...

The United States power grid is being pushed harder than at any point in decades, and the strain is no longer theoretical.

US wind installations are set to jump in 2025, but tariffs, permitting delays, and surging power demand could shape what comes next.

Ian King says the kind of synchronized energy demand we experience on New Year’s Eve isn’t typical. AI is helping to keep the ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory partnered with the University of Tennessee to develop ...

Before reading this, you’ll want to make sure all your devices are fully charged. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Okay. This week’s epic heat dome has swallowed up much of the eastern half of the continental ...

ORNL and UT researchers developed the Universal GridEdge Analyzer, a device for real-time US power grid insights, winning an ...

Artificial intelligence, automation, crypto mining, and cloud computing are putting increasing demand on electric utilities—and the power-hungry data centers these technologies rely on continue to ...

The US power grid is under significant stress due to rapidly increasing electricity demand from AI data centers and electric vehicles, coupled with the retirement of traditional power plants. The grid ...

The US electricity system is built for rare moments of extreme demand. Some researchers say using its unused capacity more ...

The energy demand from data centers is expected to double by 2028, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. But the US power grid, full of aging infrastructure, years-long connection ...

Strengthening transmission, modernizing our infrastructure, and aligning energy planning with national defense needs are not ...