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What would you do if the power grid where you live went down and there was no electricity for an extended period of time?  You might want to think about that because experts are warning that it is just a matter of time before cyberattacks successfully cripple our power grids. 

We have never seen this sort of warfare before. So most people greatly underestimate the threat. But someday the power in your area could suddenly go out.

Texas has emerged from two winter storms in the three years since Uri with no major issues, but recommended reliability plans are still not fully implemented.

The arctic blast we've experienced over the past few days has brought back some difficult memories from 2021 for some Central Texans. During that severe winter

Over the last several months there have been a number of developments within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. The most significant have been the issuance of a...

Closing out 2023 According to our database, this year in our academic research section weve eyeballed, aggregated and listed 6,755 peer reviewed climate-connected research articles, with 42,629 involved investigators and published in 215 journals.  Demonstrating both the tight continuity and integration of the overall climate research enterprise as well as climate consilience in plain sight,  this years new reports established their respective new research launching points by citing&nb...

SAN ANTONIO- Officials are racing to figure out how to keep the Texas power grid flowing through the cold winter months as the state continues to see a populati

Cold weather is setting in. How will TVA avoid another rolling blackout event this winter? Here's how the agency spent millions.

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