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Power grid
Heat strains Texas power grid as population keeps growing
Aug 28, 2023
The state is home to many of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Add record temperatures, and it's no surprise that the grid is stressed.
Risk of electricity shortages rises with extreme heat waves
Jun 28, 2023
Supply shortfall caused by spiking demand during extreme summer weather could affect two-thirds of the U.S.
After a holiday marked by power failures, what's being done to ensure the lights stay on?
by
Lily Jamali
Dec 27, 2022
Experts say the country needs more transmission lines to move power from where it’s being generated to where it’s needed.
Puerto Rico struggles with water for residents — again — in the wake of another hurricane
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 23, 2022
What will it take to make sure that Puerto Rico can fix its infrastructure to become more resilient?
Hurricanes Fiona and Maria, 5 years apart, underscore needs of Puerto Rico's grid
Sep 19, 2022
Emergency repairs were made after electricity network went down during Maria. But investments in resilience have been slow to come.
How power grids can be more resilient to climate change's effects
Sep 8, 2022
In the West, drought and fire can unite to put extra stress on the grid.
What might new leadership at ERCOT mean for the troubled Texas power grid?
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 16, 2022
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' new CEO has experience working under a different power pricing model — a capacity market.
For public good, not for profit.
Texas power grid operator asks customers to limit afternoon AC use
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 11, 2022
With temperatures in triple digits in much of the state, air conditioning is creating heavy demand on a system that has had problems in the past.
Grid operators struggle with volume of connection requests from renewables
Feb 7, 2022
The number of proposed solar projects has spiked as costs have declined, but the transmission system can't accommodate them.
What we get wrong about the energy grid
by
Andy Uhler
and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 28, 2021
We should focus on changing demand for electric power when planning for the future.