Virtual power plants turn distributed energy assets like EVs and solar into grid resources without new infrastructure.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Uncles Sam wants a few smart power engineers—quite a few in fact. Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy, put out a $100 million down payment last week to train a new generations of ...

Utilities are cautiously embracing AI for predictive maintenance and fieldwork support as data centers and climate change ...

This past summer has given me ample opportunity to do something I really enjoy: travel. One of the best trips I took was to the Power & Energy Society’s (PES) annual general meeting. As a consulting ...

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla would recognize today's grid, but IEEE engineers say the push for a smart grid will diversify energy sources and improve efficiency and reliability.

Solar and wind power plants are unpredictable sources of electricity. That makes integrating them to the power grid a challenge for grid operators. With the help of a U.S. Department of Energy grant, ...