The increasing frequency of climate-related disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, and heat waves, highlights the ...

Adding renewable energy and energy storage capacity brings an added layer of complexity to traditional electrical grid systems. Balancing supply and demand of energy for power systems, even under ...

From Colorado to Washington, from Ohio to Pennsylvania, coal-fired power plants are shutting down. The United States is on track to retire half of its capacity to generate electricity from coal by ...

Power outages hit harder in winter when heating systems go down and temperatures drop fast. A portable power station with ...

Natural ecosystems made up of plants, animals and microorganisms face constant challenges from natural hazards, like extreme ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Power was cut to much of Western South Dakota and Wyoming Thursday. Black Hills Energy explains the work they did to restore ...

The NOAA issued ongoing space weather alerts in 2025, noting that solar activity, including minor radio blackouts (R1 level), could cause voltage control problems and contribute to grid instability.

The renewed orders authorize PREPA to dispatch generation units necessary to maintain critical generation capacity and ...