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 ...

Modeling energy growth associated with data centers and smart integration through load flexibility and real-time coordination ...

The summer of 2025 pushed the U.S. electric grid to its limits. A brutal heat dome swept across the East Coast, while a powerful derecho tore through the Midwest, leaving more than 28,000 homes and ...

Smart grid innovations are pivotal for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration, allowing EVs to actively participate in energy ...

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, ...

As the global energy landscape rapidly transforms, the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, energy storage ...

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 ...

Portland General Electric has outlined a path to net-zero emissions that relies on tripling clean energy assets and utilizing customer-sited distributed energy resources for grid resiliency.(Courtesy: ...

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 ...

Distributed generation is not a new concept. The first power plants, including Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street Power station, were essentially distributed generation and constructed to serve a local area ...