A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data ...

A systems approach is essential for smart energy standardization, ensuring interoperability, avoiding overlaps, and addressing complex interactions across the grid, appliances, and infrastructures.

The U.S. power grid faces urgent modernization needs driven by surging AI-era demand. Utilities are adopting smart grid tech, ...

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

HARRISON, Ohio — When winter weather strikes — or really, any major storm — and power lines go down, utility crews spring into action across southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. But behind every ...

Smart Grid technology arrived with a bang more than two decades ago, but the first implementations often overpromised and underdelivered. Smart Grid 2.0, however, integrates new technologies to ...

Will AI’s growing role in the grid democratise clean energy, or simply shift power from utilities to tech platforms?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2025, the technologies that mattered most were ones that ...