Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Llewellyn King has been a player in the energy space since 1970. It has become, in electric terms, the elephant in the room. That ...

The electric grid was built for stability. Its architecture grew around centralized generation, predictable load patterns and unidirectional power flow. Planning horizons spanned decades, change moved ...

As we trend toward more renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs), the design of the electric distribution system itself imposes physical limitations. These system constraints could lead to ...

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If there is one technology which is truly essential and ubiquitous in our world, it’s electricity. Yet few of us have any idea how the power grid works. That’s going to have to change. Understanding ...

The electric grid is a network formed of power plants, transmission lines, and consumers. In the future, the expectation is that the consumers will increase significantly their consumption of energy.

NEC last week gave details of a cool new storage architecture that allows companies to enable grids from industry standard computers. Called HYDRAstor, it is a scale-out architecture with resilience, ...

Grid Forward recently announced the winners of the Grid Innovator Awards, as part of its 10-year anniversary celebration. Uplight, Portland General Electric, and Terry Oliver were honored for their ...

ABB's new 34.5kV HiPerGuard UPS ABB unveils new voltage 34.5kV HiPerGuard UPS coming soon. ABB’s microgrid-ready UPS architecture Direct grid connection with ABB's 34.5kV HiPerGuard UPS reduces ...