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Dec. 19—Just over a year ago, rolling blackouts caused disruptions locally and across seven states when TVA had to reduce its power load in response to Winter Storm Elliott and unusually low ...

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative has unveiled a new electricity rate for data centers and other large load customers in response to mounting demand for power from the area’s booming technology sector.

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) approved a new policy to facilitate the connection of large users of electricity to the power grid ...

Managing the accelerating electricity demand is a pervasive challenge in transforming the grid. Recent reports have suggested that global electricity demand is expected to rise by 5 900 terawatt-hours ...

Researchers from Duke University have said that integrating more flexibility into U.S. power grids could help provide the energy needed to power future load growth, particularly the electricity needed ...

SWEPCO and SPP underestimated power needs, leading to a six-hour outage for 32,000 customers in Louisiana. The outage was a preventative measure to avoid more widespread damage to the power grid.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Valley Authority continued with its rolling blackouts Saturday as frigid temperatures continued to strain power generation facilities. The TVA made the ...

ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators voted Thursday to put some guardrails around the proliferation of power-hungry data centers cropping up across the state. The state Public Service Commission (PSC) ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via ChatGPT4o. But for people who call southeast Louisiana home, this is hardly a ‘forgive-and-forget’ situation, especially on the doorstep of a scorching summer and hurricane ...