How can AI stabilize the power grid? New research uses biomimetic neural networks to manage the uncertainty of solar and wind energy, reducing hardware costs and preventing blackouts.

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 ...

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 ...

For decades, the physical backbone of the American economy has been taken for granted. While policymakers debate tax rates ...

Oregon and Washington are falling so far behind on upgrades to the electrical grid that the states could start seeing rolling blackouts during extreme weather as soon as next year, according to a ...

People cross a street as trucks plow snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City on January 25, 2026. A major winter storm called Fern hit the U.S. from January 23 to January 27, 2026. Fern caused ...

The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid. That includes investments in grid ...