What does that mean for power grids?  

An April power outage that affected the Iberian Peninsula put a spotlight on the vulnerability of modern payment systems.

An energy emergency declaration might be unprecedented, but the end goals are not.

EVs, heat pumps, chipmaking and AI use are likely to drive expansion. It won’t be the first time the power grid has dealt with rapid growth.

Businesses, restaurants, hospitals and citizens are all grappling with recurring power outages — and debating leaving as a result.

Poles, lines and other infrastructure around the country are aging, and subject to damage from today’s more extreme weather.

In Houston, the energy capital of the world, low prices are not a given. Experts would like to see more capacity and more conservation.

We’ll need the lines to connect solar and wind power to new data centers, electric cars, heat pumps and so on.

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.

Supply shortfall caused by spiking demand during extreme summer weather could affect two-thirds of the U.S.