In 1843, Congress gave Samuel Morse $30,000 to try to send a telegram from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. Rather than bury the transmission wires underground, where technical issues would be hard to ...

A deep freeze is gripping the US in the wake of the worst storm so far this season, leaving the country’s biggest electric grid in emergency status and bracing for record wintertime demand. PJM ...

As a massive winter storm barrels across the U.S., power grid operators are taking extraordinary steps to keep the lights on and avoid rolling blackouts. The storm, stretching more than 2,300 miles, ...

Largest regional grid sees electricity prices spike MISO imports power from another grid to meet demand amid gas supply constraints Texas grid faces winter storm test, but improvements reduce blackout ...

HOUSTON — Anytime the Texas power grid is the subject of a conservation advisory, or when the weather turns extreme in the Lone Star State, it's a good time to check on supply and demand. The Electric ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Across Central New York, this winter’s National Grid electric and gas bills are up by about $120 on average, thanks to a blizzard of forces hitting residential customers. But two ...

HOUSTON — Texas energy experts say the state's power grid should perform better than it did during the deadly 2021 freeze, but concerns remain as wintry conditions approach the Houston area. Ed Hirs, ...

The First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure ETF is downgraded to Hold as valuation approaches a 21x P/E and technical momentum cools. GRID’s strong 32% YoY return and robust liquidity ...

One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

As lawmakers search for ways to bring down utility bills, National Grid is newly proposing rate increases. A spokesman for the utility giant said Thursday, Dec. 18, that it wants an additional $24 per ...

Calls are mounting for the largest US grid operator to make electricity more affordable after power costs again surged to a new high. Households and businesses from New Jersey to Chicago will pay a ...