This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles on Jan 28, 2026.

Adding renewable energy and energy storage capacity brings an added layer of complexity to traditional electrical grid systems. Balancing supply and demand of energy for power systems, even under ...

News cycles are increasingly dominated by debates about AI’s impact on power systems, consumer energy prices, grid emissions ...

Energy officials say crews were on standby throughout the week as forecasts signaled increasing demand for heating and electricity.

The electric grid can handle a certain amount of damage, but climate change is increasing extreme weather events in the state ...