If there is one reminder from the power outages left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, it’s that our nation’s electric grid has vulnerabilities. Despite the sharp minds and advanced technology designed ...

Adding renewable energy and energy storage capacity brings an added layer of complexity to traditional electrical grid systems. Balancing supply and demand of energy for power systems, even under ...

Hyperscale data centers are outpacing grid infrastructure. How power availability is reshaping where and when AI campuses get built.

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...

Cloud computing and grid computing are often mistaken for one another, but the fact is that they’re nowhere close to the same thing. This article explains both systems, and how they differ from one ...

Microsoft’s $1 billion Kenyan AI data center stalls as the power grid struggles to meet demand, sparking fears of blackouts ...

Chicago-based Switched Source reported a 60% increase in deployments of its Phase-EQ grid-enhancing technology (Figure 1) over the past year, with units now operating across more than 10 utility ...

The cloud landscape is evolving rapidly in 2026, with new federal regulations like the Senate GRID Act and shifting cost models forcing businesses to rethink their infrastructure strategies. While ...

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What is a grid? It’s more difficult to answer this question today than it was in 2002, because commercialization of the technology has resulted in many products and implementations that are labeled ...