So far, aided by growing solar capacity, heat-related outages have been limited. By Kate Selig and Hilary Howard The heat wave has broken temperature records across the Midwest and Northeast and put ...

Wolfgang Gentzsch says grid computing will come in three waves. The first, well under way, primarily involves the academic research community. The second, just beginning, brings in corporations as ...

On June 19, a line of thunderstorms struck the northern Virginia area where I live, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and toppling dozens of trees. As a result, I lost power in my home for more than ...

Florida is set to experience heat index values of up to 115 degrees this week. Persistent, scorching temperatures covered much of the Southwest, expanding into the Midwest and Northeast in July.

An expected heat wave has punished much of the eastern and midwestern U.S. this week, prompting emergency measures from the nation’s two largest regional grid operators. PJM Interconnection, which ...

A persistent heat wave that scorched most of California earlier this month essentially amounted to a real-time stress test that the state’s electric grid managed to withstand. But the head of the ...

California’s Independent System Operator (ISO) warned of high temperatures and increased electricity usage during the coming week as the grid operator prepares for tight conditions works to ensure ...

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 ...