One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

The optimal policy in an electricity market eliminates market-distorting subsidies and keeps regulations to a minimum, allowing energy firms to weigh a full spectrum of market factors to decide which ...

A winter wallop that delivered a blast of Arctic air to two-thirds of the United States last weekend brought with it power failures, partially due to snow, ice and falling trees or branches damaging ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ariel Cohen is a D.C.-based contributor who covers energy and security Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of ERCOT, left, and Texas ...

Texas lawmakers slowed the growth of clean energy, and thereby weakened the electric grid, but experts managed to pass some crucial reforms that should help the next time demand spikes. Politics have ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is directing the biggest electric utilities companies in the state to explain how they interact with the largest electric ...

A little-known organization called PJM Interconnection directs the flow of electricity. Here’s how its actions can impact your bills. File: A view inside the control room at PJM Interconnection, which ...

Meeting electricity demand for big tech data centers could give Trump reason to get behind major wires projects. President Joe Biden learned to love transmission during his four years in the White ...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This old expression is usually invoked when talking about health, but it’s just as applicable to the electric grid. Utilities, communities and ...