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 ...

"Grid cells" that act like a spatial map in the brain have been identified for the first time in humans, which may help to explain how we create internal maps of new environments. 'Grid cells' that ...

The US electric grid is straining to keep up with demand. For starters, our warming climate means more electricity is needed to keep people cool. Last summer—which was the hottest on record—energy ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Rebecca Costello, an ...