Energy companies reward homeowners for using virtual power plants to reduce their reliance on the grid.

Last month “Charging Ahead” looked at the technological shift taking place in many industries called technology agnosticism” often referred to as tech-agnostic. It’s a technological approach that’s ...

In the new agreement, Voltus will pay people who agree to participate in the virtual power plant. The plant will be part of ...

increased digital dependency. Image: NASA/Unsplash. Virtual power plants are emerging as a potentially critical means of meeting the growing power demands from data centres in the US and beyond. David ...

(TNS) — Minnesota will soon have its first ever virtual power plant after the state Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s pilot project this month. The decision places Minnesota among the ...

The tech industry needs massive amounts of electricity. The most overlooked power plant in the United States isn’t a gas turbine or a solar farm: It’s your house. Tech companies are locked into a race ...

Hot Texas summers continue to push peak demand for electricity to new heights as the population and economy grows, more data centers are built and EV adoption increases. The state’s monthly energy ...

If your office cranks up the AC on a hot afternoon, you are part of a much bigger story. Energy demand is climbing fast. Data centers and AI systems are using more electricity than ever. At the same ...

A twisted tower that carried crucial electrical feeder lines to the New Orleans metro area lies collapsed in 2021 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Bridge City, Lousiana. Power out, high voltage ...

North Carolina’s power demand is rising fast, driven in part by energy-hungry data centers and a shift toward electric vehicles and appliances. Meeting that demand ...