NRG Energy. CenterPoint Energy. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, better known as ERCOT. Various corporations affiliated with the Texas power grid are household names in Houston. But what do ...

What is a microgrid and how does it work? New portable units allow you to “island” home energy for off-the-grid security. No, we’re not talking about miniature cooking pans for making tiny pancakes!

Microgrids have long been viewed as bespoke energy systems mostly deployed by universities, hospitals, and corporations looking to ensure power ...

The U.S. power grid has hit an inflection point, and how we respond will determine if we sink or swim, writes contributor ...

A detailed comparison of the response times and overload capabilities of synchronous generators (SGs), grid-forming converters (GFMs), and grid-following converters (GFLs) across different timescales.

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S ...

Vehicle to grid, or V2G to its many fans, has been around as an idea forever even if it’s only just becoming reality. In ...