Intelligent substations allow ComEd to proactively assess and manage equipment through advanced monitoring and predictive analytics. The electric utility industry is in the middle of an unmatched ...

If, as Navigant Research suggests, the global microgrid market will exceed $40 billion annually by 2020, where is all the capacity going, and what’s fueling it (literally and figuratively)? Peter ...

Backup generators and islanded mini-grids helped some parts of New York City keep the lights on after Hurricane Sandy In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, when most of lower Manhattan was a sea of ...

Since I have been discussing microgrids in this month’s feature article, I thought it would be appropriate to look at the microgrid’s history. A microgrid is a mini-version of the electric grid, which ...

The majority of the U.S. electric grid was built in the early 20th century — designed for the one-way transfer of electricity from large fossil-fuel power plants in rural areas directly to consumers ...