As the United States moves to decarbonize its electricity supplies, transmission planners face a conundrum. The most productive and reliable wind, solar and hydro generating resources are often far from the cities that need...

Last year saw U.S. coal-fired generating capacity drop by an estimated 13.7 gigawatts (GW), and the first five days of 2020 suggested the fuel’s fortunes will only continue to shrink. By Jan. 5, 2020, two of the four...

For at least a couple decades, electrical contractors have been helping customers find new ways to reduce electricity use. That’s because, in most areas of the country, rates have been based on total electricity consumption...

According to a recent report by Platts, the combined power rating of installed electricity storage in the U.S. grew 181.5 megawatts (MW) over the past year to a new high of 585.5 MW at the end of the second quarter of 2017...

Residential electricity prices in the United States were set to decline in 2016 for the first time since 2002, according to the Oct. 6, 2016 “Today in Energy” report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information...

In the history of electricity, no single defining moment exists. The way we produce, distribute, install, and use electricity and the devices it powers is the culmination of nearly 300 years of research and development...