A more distributed power distribution network will help utilities better navigate the wave of changes resulting from the smart grid. Very few industries will experience the rapid change that power ...

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 ...

Modernizing and decarbonizing the power delivery system has never been for the fainthearted, but incentives are definitely making it more palatable. Federal and state governments have made available ...

In 2021, the state of Texas was hit with an uncharacteristic winter storm that resulted in widespread power failures, leaving millions of people without electricity for days. Many were left struggling ...

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...

When Thomas Edison turned on the generators at Pearl Street Station in New York City in 1882, his vision was to replace gas lighting with electricity. His grid was designed to power the light bulbs.

Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

Charles Schwab & Co. this week went live with a grid computing system and said it has already improved performance by an order of magnitude on the first investment management application that’s ...