American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) on Wednesday posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and ...

The reason for the city’s May blackout is Entergy, which uses its transmission system to prevent competition and maximize profits from its fleet of gas plants. That sacrifices reliability, as we saw ...

Eversource said the rate hike won’t affect people who get their synergy supply from a third-party, like folks who participate ...

Our state's leaders need to think strategically and act immediately. Capitalizing on existing infrastructure will be key.

A high-voltage direct current (or DC) transmission system, for example, can overlay the alternating current or AC grid, ...

Modern researchers try to bring to life the idea of a scientist who lived more than a hundred years ago. We are talking about ...

As utilities scramble to meet fast-growing U.S. power demand, a Norwegian tech startup says it has sensors and software that help increase existing transmission capacity by up to 40% to get more ...

A man wearing a protective face mask walks along a trail at Ayala Park near towering electric power transmission lines in Chino on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.

Electric shortages have become more acute; brownouts and blackouts have become common. Look deeper and it becomes clear that the nation’s power grid has not only become less reliable but also ...

But right now, the electrical transmission system — the web of big power lines that move high voltage electricity over long distances — isn’t robust enough to make these plans a reality.