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As the anniversary approaches of Winter Storm Elliott, a pair of reports released in the first week of November reveal how much worse the situation almost became and the continued vulnerability of the U.S. energy grid to frigid weather.

Nearly a year ago, a Christmas weekend storm blasted across the country, forcing utilities to cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in parts of the southeastern U.S. after temperatures …

The president is aiming for a carbon-free U.S. power grid by 2035. Hitting that goal depends on when and where big electricity lines are built.

Nearly a year ago, a Christmas weekend storm blasted across the country, forcing utilities to cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in parts of the southeastern U.S. after

Natural gas infrastructure – pipelines, producing wells, and generating plants – were the chief culprits in Winter Storm Elliott last Christmas “that contributed to power outages for millions of electricity customers in the Eastern half of the country,” the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. found in a 167-page

A new report shows Oklahoma is at risk of electrical shortfalls this winter.The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released its 2023-2024 Wi

The Biden Administration should connect utility-scale renewable energy resources in rural areas to urban centers through modernized HVDC transmission.

With so many entities working to make sure the grid is reliable, why are we still seeing catastrophic failures of the grid during extreme weather events?

The Senate Energy and TelecommunicationsCommittee met to examine the issue of the Right of First Refusal.

As voters decide whether to take over their transmission and distribution utility companies, we’re providing Mainers with some history of the power system in the region — and clearing up some confusion.