Although the retail power markets started to deregulate in 1978, the tiny state of Rhode Island was the first state to offer retail choice in 1997. The REP market has since quietly amassed scale as 15 ...

Many people assume the Smart Grid is a revolutionary change to the operation of the electric grid. In reality, it is an incremental step in the long evolution of adding automation to the electric grid ...

Accessing, transporting and managing the massive amounts of data being collected in today’s power utilities requires sophisticated technology. In addition, in an increasingly insecure world, Ethernet ...

There is a shortage of high-voltage transmission lines in the United States, and demand is expected to grow at least 20 percent in the next decade. Yet selection of transmission line routes is a ...

2004 Key Women in Energy-Americas recipients were recognized at a special ‘Chocolate Reception’ at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Honorees and executive committee members (*). (Front row, L-R) ...

Batteries are among the least expensive pieces of equipment in a substation, and they are the heart that keeps the protection and control system running. Despite this, they are often not maintained ...

A major U.S. electric and natural gas utility operating in eight states, Xcel is the nation’s premier utility wind power provider and fifth largest solar energy supplier. Based in Minneapolis, Xcel is ...

You hear about it every day: the grid is evolving further and faster with each passing service hour. There are new methods for setting prices, new devices for tracking peak usage. In every aspect of ...

An in-depth technoeconomic study of the potential for a 1 gigawatt (GW) geothermal energy project to power and cool a hyperscale data center found that geothermal thermal energy can meet data cent. .

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in partnership with the National Association of State Energy ...

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is pleased to announce that Patrick Hughes, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Technical, and Industry Affairs, has been appointed to the. . .

Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM), a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clean energy software and services, today (July 2) announced that Brian Musfeldt has been appointed Chief Financi. . .