Homeowners are turning basements into microgrids, challenging utilities' century-old model. From California's utility-controlled batteries to Texas' neighborhood energy sharing, a distributed energy war is reshaping America's power future—but equity concerns loom as costs create 'energy islands.'
America's clean energy revolution is hitting an invisible wall: outdated power lines and bureaucratic interconnection queues. With over 2,000 gigawatts of renewable projects stuck waiting for grid access, solving this transmission bottleneck has become the decisive challenge for achieving climate...
Beyond solar and wind, utilities are quietly reinventing themselves as grid platform operators, navigating regulatory reforms and market changes that will determine who controls America's energy future.
Artificial intelligence is transforming grid management beyond renewable energy headlines. From predictive algorithms to virtual power plants, AI creates efficient yet vulnerable smart grids, blurring lines between utilities and tech while raising ethical questions about data and resilience.
Solar panels, batteries, and microgrids are creating a parallel energy network that challenges traditional utility models. This distributed energy revolution raises fundamental questions about control, resilience, and who gets to decide how power flows through our communities.