Scientists have put forth a new approach to protect the electric grid, creating a tool that sorts and prioritizes cyber threats on the fly. There's a down side to "smart" devices: They can be hacked.

Tired of blackouts, high energy prices and fossil fuels, communities are ditching big electricity companies and taking power into their own hands. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist and ...

Stretching across the entire continent, the North American electrical grid—technically a patchwork of five separate interconnections—is the largest machine in the world and also one of the most ...

ERCOT, the state’s electric grid operator, is asking Texans to conserve power this afternoon and evening. Credit: Julia Reihs, KUT. Texans woke up Monday morning to a familiar fear, worried that the ...