A sudden power outage struck a Department of Energy lab as researchers were about to experiment with an all-renewable grid. The mishap taught them that fossil fuels aren’t needed to restart the clean ...

They look like four enormous metal boxes connected to a maze of pipes and ducts. But the new power generators inside the state office building in San Francisco could very well be the future of ...

Come July, if you’re late to work, you might be able to blame it the electric company. The Associated Press reported today that the group that oversees the U.S. power grid is proposing an experiment ...

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — If you plan on being anywhere on time over the next year, you may want to set your clock back about 20 minutes. A nationwide experiment aimed at preventing a strain on the U.S.

A yearlong experiment with America's electric grid could mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers — and make plug-in clocks and appliances like programmable coffeemakers run up to ...

Spain's government on Wednesday denied a press report that an "experiment" on the national power grid caused a huge blackout that crippled the Iberian Peninsula one month ago. Asked about the report ...

Tesla's experiments with smart power grids are headed further North. Canada's Nova Scotia Power recently finished setting up a pilot project that will use a combination of Tesla's Powerwall 2 home ...

Denmark is one of the more progressive countries in the world where renewable energy is concerned. They've already partnered with Better Place and Nissan to build a charging infrastructure in support ...