Electric utilities globally are being compelled to upgrade their existing distribution and transmission systems due to the rising demand for load by residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an initiative to simplify the integration of aggregated consumer technologies such as rooftop solar, electric vehicles (EVs), and smart ...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, is helping utilities improve ...

Flexible interconnection is one of the most impactful, cost-effective tools for enabling distributed energy resource deployment, said a joint filing by the Solar Energy Industries Association and ...

The global Virtual Power Plant (VPP) market is projected to grow from $3.40 billion in 2025 to $17.95 billion by 2035, at a robust CAGR of 18.08%. This growth is fueled by the swift expansion of ...

Innovations in digital energy, driving grid reliability amid global climate challenges Enhanced wildfire and storm mitigation capabilities, helping utilities better prepare for and manage extreme ...

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...

Exelon Corporation EXC announced that its Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”) unit has interconnected more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of distributed energy resources (DER) capacity to the ComEd grid. This ...

Power generators and transmission system engineers have to rethink their planning strategies, and must continue to develop tools to allow more solar, wind, and other forms of renewable energy to ...

Under the Neighborhood Power Plan, solar and battery systems will be installed at approximately 1,500 homes and 250 community ...

Modernizing the electric grid involves more than upgrading control systems with sophisticated software—it requires embedding sensors and automated controls across the entire system. It’s not only the ...