On August 14, 2003, a power line in Ohio overheated, causing a widespread blackout that affected over 50 million people in the United States and Canada. Grid operators at power plants are trained to ...

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 ...

Lately, it seems that everything is touted as being "smart." We now have smart cities, smart meters, smart phones, smart water, smart cars, smart homes, and the smart grid. But, with every ...

Grid4EU Demo2 screenshots from ABB DMS600. Vattenfall Eldistribution AB — a network subsidiary of Vattenfall AB, one of Europe’s largest power utilities — has successfully completed its part of the ...

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media ...

Grids are becoming smart in every part of the world, although some countries invest more than others in modernizing their electricity networks. According to online data portal statista, cumulative ...

It’s rather evident that collectively, the energy industry must make some optimizations to the conventional power grid. There are many questions and concerns—both ethical and security-focused—about ...

The smart grid offers great promise to transform the electric system, enabling two-way communication between providers and consumers over the network, and allowing new services that can save ...

Having seen the backlash around smart meters, utility executives say that for the smart grid to work, consumers need better tools to control their home energy. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

I rate GRID a strong buy due to its direct focus on smart grid solutions, which are central to the modernization of global energy infrastructure. GRID offers diversified exposure to leading companies ...