Home batteries and rooftop solar have become enormously popular. But while powerful, these technologies won’t let us get rid of the grid.
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Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
Residents in remote communities at the end of the power grid have long struggled with unreliable power. But change is coming
Three hours of free power isn’t a giveaway – it’s meant to help the grid use floods of cheap solar. To succeed, the new scheme has to be fair.
Western states are figuring out how to make electricity-sharing work, but it isn’t easy. Texas learned that the hard way.
Retail power prices are set to fall, as renewables pile in – even though transmission costs are rising.
Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have a very important job.
As AI data centers are added to Pennsylvania’s existing infrastructure, they bring the promise of economic growth − and a massive, 24/7 appetite for electricity.
It wasn’t so long ago pundits claimed Australia’s grid couldn’t run on higher than 20% renewables. Now it’s 50%.
The US used a cyberattack to turn off power in Caracas during the raid to seize Maduro. The US grid is also vulnerable to this kind of attack.
Gas was long thought to be essential as a backup for a clean energy grid. But enormous growth in grid-scale batteries has changed the game.
Everyone loves a free lunch. But the Australia’s government’s sudden announcement of hours of free power will make rooftop solar much less attractive.
It doesn’t sound big. But this humble new set of rules will make it possible for many Australian households to export a lot more solar – and help the power grid .
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
Electrification means more demand on the grid. Smart charging of EVs and electric hot water systems could be the solution.
The hundreds of millions of people now using AI have added significant demand to the power grid, and that demand is only growing.
Rather than feeling guilty about cooling down in extreme heat, homeowners could boost power reliability and lay a welcome mat for more renewables.
By analysing minute-by minute data, we can pinpoint the moment where it all went wrong for Spain’s power grid.
Whatever caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal, it highlights the vulnerabilities in some electricity grids.
Aqueous redox flow batteries may be able to store and release renewable energy for decades.
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