Power grid

In a series of unprecedented events, the Sun has unleashed a barrage of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), reportedly raising concerns about the resilience of Earth’s power grids and modern technology. What Happened: Last week, the Sun emitted five CMEs, followed by more, in quick succession....

Texas declared a power emergency Wednesday evening and relied on emergency operations to avoid blackouts and outages. The Energy Reliability Council of Texas, responsible for managing the state's power grid, announced a "level 2 emergency" due to limited supply. ERCOT called for all...

Researchers in California are exploring the possibility of using the battery systems in battery-electric locomotives to store power for the U.S. power grid, according to a paper published in the academic journal Nature Energy. googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot...

A new bill in Texas is expected to make the state less appealing for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners. Republican Senators Lois Kolkhorst, Donna Campbell, and Robert Nichols propose eliminating tax breaks and requiring miners using over 10 megawatts (MWs) to register as flexible load operators...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revealed in a recent blog post that his first high school job was “writing software for the entity that controls the power grid in the Northwest.” The billionaire touched on the world’s “clean energy future” and electricity transmission...