Modern distribution centers depend on continuous power to support robotics, automated conveyors, warehouse management systems and real-time logistics platforms. Even short ...

What is a microgrid and how does it work? New portable units allow you to “island” home energy for off-the-grid security. No, we’re not talking about miniature cooking pans for making tiny pancakes!

Wildfires have become increasingly frequent due to climate change, with record occurrences in areas not historically prone to them. In California, wildfires and regional power shutoffs have cost ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is putting ...

Utilities are under growing pressure to deliver increasing power to more places. Severe weather, electric vehicles, scorching heat, aging infrastructure, and an influx of new data centers and ...

Microgrids have long been viewed as bespoke energy systems mostly deployed by universities, hospitals, and corporations looking to ensure power reliability and reduce costs. Widespread outages caused ...

From the hills of Oakland to the shadows of the Sierra Nevada, fighting the ever-present threat of wildfire in parts of California can mean going without power. In the last several years, some homes ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Texas Reliability Coalition (TRC) is launching an educational outreach initiative today to engage the public and elected officials about the Utility-Scale Microgrid (USM) ...

An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power locally. The ...

Solar panels support first-of-its-kind microgrid at Daughters of Mary campus, activated by Schneider Electric and Citizens Energy. Image: Schneider Electric. The speed at which renewables projects are ...

An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power locally. The ...