Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather, climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR's

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...

What California’s planned power outages are costing schools: darkness, disruption and debt

California schools faced repeated planned power outages in 2024-2025 as Edison cut electricity to prevent wildfires, forcing closures and costly backup power solutions.

AI’s growing appetite for power is putting Pennsylvania’s aging electricity grid to the test

As AI data centers are added to Pennsylvania’s existing infrastructure, they bring the promise of economic growth − and a ...

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

The result is an astronomical number of calculations. Performing them requires computers capable of executing quadrillions of operations per second – what are known as petaflop-scale supercomputers. A ...

In wildfire country, EVs aren’t a grid problem — they’re a power solution

California needs a smarter, more flexible power grid — and EVs are actually one of the most powerful tools we have to ...
Devdiscourse

Big data analytics may be fueling corporate greenwashing

In the study Making It Look Green: Big Data Analytics, External Pressure, and Corporate Greenwashing, published in the journal Sustainability, researchers find that firms with stronger big data ...

Wind, solar power face a common foe — creative local governments

We calculated restrictions on wind and solar energy projects by looking at the restrictions states and counties imposed on their development.
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Power Quality & Energy Monitoring in Controlled Environment Agriculture

CEA facilities require reliable, clean power to maintain precise environmental controls for high-value crops. Power quality issues like harmonic distortion, voltage sags, and outages can disrupt ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Cold Snap Kills Dozens and Leaves Thousands Without Power

Dozens of people have died and thousands of customers are still without power nearly a week after a sprawling winter storm blanketed much of the U.S. with extreme cold, ice and snow. The storm, known ...
The Denver Post

Colorado AG, environmental groups challenge order to keep Craig coal plant open

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of six environmental groups on Wednesday challenged the U.S. Department of Energy to reconsider its ...
The New York Times

Why the Power May Not Go Out Until After the Storm Has Passed

The steady accumulation of snow and freezing rain and a rise in demand for electricity can cause problems long after the sky clears, energy experts said. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Unlike what ...
Washington Examiner

Trump unveils plan to shift power costs to AI data centers

Trump administration officials and a bipartisan group of governors announced a plan Friday to tackle high electricity prices by essentially having giant technology companies pay for the construction ...