Iran’s first nuclear plant goes online
Iran's first nuclear power plant stepped up operations today after more than a decade of delays, pumping out electricity at up to 40 percent capacity and marking a major step forward in the Islamic...
View ArticleCyber attacks on U.S. utilities, industries rise
U.S. utilities and industries face a rising number of cyber break-ins by attackers using more sophisticated methods, a senior Homeland Security Department official said during the government's first...
View ArticleWhy’s power hard-wired? Dollars and physics
With our wireless Internet connections and far-ranging cell phones, it's easy to forget the hard-wired electricity that powers our homes and gadgets — until the lights go out.
View ArticleTexas grid ready for summer heat, ERCOT says
The Texas power grid may get a break this summer, with relatively normal temperatures expected, according to state electricity planners.
View ArticleAutomakers, utilities studying how to manage electric vehicles
A consortium of eight major automakers is poised to test the first-ever technology that would allow electric cars to communicate with utility companies in an effort to better manage vehicles' power...
View ArticleNatural gas plants running at a fast clip, EIA says
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Monday that for the first time on record last year the capacity factor of natural gas plants - the percentage of a plant's total potential electrical...
View ArticleSenate warned cyber threat to power grid “at an all time high”
The potential for a major cyber attack against the nation’s power grid is “at an all time high,” Gerry Cauley, president of the grid operators group North American Electric Reliability Corporation,...
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