Utilities across southeastern North Carolina are urging customers to conserve electricity Monday morning as extreme cold ...

Electric and gas providers more than doubled rate increase requests to state regulators last year, often citing soaring ...

The U.S. power system was under mounting strain this weekend as Winter Storm Fern brought extreme cold, ice, and heavy snow ...

With dangerously cold temperatures moving into the Ozarks, many residents are worried about rising utility bills and whether ...

Utility bills are rising faster than the rate of inflation. The aging grid, natural gas prices, and, yes, data centers, are ...

After more than two decades of relative stasis, electricity demand in the U.S. is expected to increase by 25% by 2030 and by ...

Georgia's electric utilities will face a second test of their power grid this week as freezing temperatures could strain ...

Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, wind, batteries, and electric vehicles into the power grid is ...

The North American energy sector is experiencing a significant shift driven by the rapid growth of distributed energy ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles on Jan 28, 2026.

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