The lights going out during a storm might feel like a minor inconvenience. A few candles, a charged phone, maybe an early bedtime. But the reality of what happens to the electrical grid when a true ...

On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing the U.S. power grid in new ways. How can we ensure its reliability?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Thousands of customers are still without power throughout Middle Tennessee. While some homes have lights back on, others just down the street are going on seven days without ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An upheaval is underway in the nation’s electricity sector, and Virginia is ground zero. As the data center capital of the world, ...

Winter Storm Fern knocked out power for millions of people across the US and reignited a familiar political and media fight over what really causes large-scale outages during extreme weather. To ...

International Energy Agency says global electricity demand is growing at its fastest pace in 15 years, set to rise more than 3.5% annually through 2030. While renewables, nuclear, and natural gas are ...

Even with nearby power plants, large AI loads still impact the broader electricity network, requiring costly and slow transmission upgrades. AI companies avoiding ...

Time becomes the scarcest resource in the entire infrastructure economy. Distribution grids are often underused for most of ...

New York sees investing in the electric grid as a way to lower costs and supply growing demand, but it's a gamble at a time when affordability is king. Substations facilitate the flow of electricity ...