Climate volatility and rising energy demand have resulted in unprecedented challenges throughout the world. Unfortunately, however, the existing centralized grid infrastructure is no longer capable of ...

The digital revolution transforming various industries—illustrated by our articles on smart factories and smart cities—is profoundly reshaping the electricity sector. Governments, energy utilities, ...

Residential applications for smart grid technologies continue to grow as electricity customers take more control of their energy usage and costs. Homeowners with rooftop solar have been selling power ...

The traditional grid has been reliable because it is centralized. When a customer flips a switch, the lights turn on. Originally, the grid was designed with large generators accounting for much of the ...

WASHINGTON ― Net metering practices should be revised to reflect the value that distributed electricity generation ― for example, electricity generated by rooftop solar panels ― can provide to society ...

While building new renewable capacity is an important step in the energy transition, connecting this capacity to existing grid infrastructure, and optimising grid connections, are necessary to deliver ...

Smart meters have gained widespread adoption. According to the latest figures from Berg Insight, the number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 with that ...

Renewable power generation — wind, solar and hydropower — now exceeds the electric utility industry’s ability to use it. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates more than 3000 GW of renewable ...