Oregon can make our energy grid stronger and more affordable by using virtual power plants to coordinate local tools like ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a cloud abstraction, it is a physical force on the power grid that is starting to ...

The AI data center frenzy is shifting utilities’ focus to large-scale generation. But in this 2026 outlook, advocates say flexible, distributed energy resources are still the biggest bang-for-buck.

Across California, hundreds of homes and businesses have signed up their solar panels, batteries, EVs, and appliances to be part of “virtual power plants” — networks of scattered energy resources that ...

Illinois could start turning homes and businesses into “virtual power plants” with solar-powered batteries aiding the grid, under a bill that has been gaining momentum in the state legislature. In ...

Governor Mikie Sherrill has declared a statewide energy emergency through Executive Order No. 2, a sweeping directive aimed ...

Hot Texas summers continue to push peak demand for electricity to new heights as the population and economy grows, more data centers are built and EV adoption increases. The state’s monthly energy ...

Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as smaller ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Maureen Quinlan is a senior manager and Leah Ford is a senior associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts' energy modernization project. The U.S. electric grid ...

Last month “Charging Ahead” looked at the technological shift taking place in many industries called technology agnosticism” often referred to as tech-agnostic. It’s a technological approach that’s ...

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wallbox (NYSE: WBX), a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, today announced the launch of its virtual power plants ...

It’s easy to think of an electric grid—in a town, county, or entire state—as a monolith. The reality is, a grid represents a dense system of individual users and businesses, each of which has their ...