As a massive winter storm barrels across the U.S., power grid operators are taking extraordinary steps to keep the lights on and avoid rolling blackouts. The storm, stretching more than 2,300 miles, ...

An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world. Andes Solar IV, one of the largest ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a major force in the U.S. economy. The rapid expansion of data centers in the United States has emphasized the challenges facing the U.S. electricity sector, which ...

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...

Instagram announced on Thursday that it will finally allow users to rearrange their grid and is testing a way for users to quietly post to their profile without having the content appear in users’ ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

The crossroad of South Ashland Avenue and West County Line Road, in Will County, Illinois, is a picture of classic midwestern rural America. Ashland Avenue, at that point, is barely wider than a lane.

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 ...

Expanding and modernizing the electrical grid infrastructure is imperative given that global electricity demand is projected to grow by 150% by 2050. How can grid planners, operators and users meet ...

The US power grid is under stress. Outages are much more common than they were two decades ago, even as electricity consumption has remained little changed. One culprit is the extreme weather brought ...