The electricity grid is overloaded due to the growing demand for electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels, and green hydrogen.

Total U.S. electricity consumption in 2022 was about 4.07 trillion kWh, the highest amount recorded and 14 times greater than electricity use in 1950, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

California seems to face the prospect of electricity shortages almost every summer. For example, Californians were asked to voluntarily reduce their electricity consumption for 10 days in a row in ...

The Northeast stands at a crossroads. With nation-leading climate change, clean energy and equity goals in Massachusetts and New York, the opportunity is here to make real, lasting change. And ...

Back in 2020, BloombergNEF estimated the cost of a grid overhaul at $14 trillion over the thirty years between 2020 and 2050. In 2023, the cost to upgrade the grid has risen to $21 trillion. Upgrading ...

While 2025 saw clean energy account for the bulk of new capacity additions, grids continued to lag, struggling to integrate this new supply – not rendering the energy transition moot but certainly ...

Growing global power demand is the main factor driving the need for grid enhancements. Renewable energy developments continue at break-neck speed, with $644 billion to be spent on new capacity in 2024 ...

DON Smallgoods, one of the biggest employers in regional Victoria, has joined Enel X’s virtual power plant, bolstering its commitment to clean, reliable energy. DON’s Castlemaine facility is now set ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As utilities across North America work toward a more sustainable and resilient energy future, they are met with challenges in aging ...

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