The Texas power grid is expected to sail through the first major heat wave of the year without issue, largely thanks to its diverse and growing mix of power plants and renewable energy. "If there is ...

Natalie Pate / OPB This week’s extreme heat is testing Oregon’s electrical grid — and one of the state’s largest investor-owned utilities says the system is holding up under the strain. Hot ...

OPERATIONS CENTER IN VACAVILLE. SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON THERE. ORKO. YEAH. GULSTAN DART PG E HERE. THEY’RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS HEAT WAVE AND HOW IT’S ...

Official forecasts from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and regional operators predicted tight conditions. They were right. In July, ...

A scientific group has proposed adding thermal solar panels to air-source heat pumps while also using grid heating to keep temperatures stable at night. The group modeled a system that could reportely ...