The new generation electricity power network, a.k.a., smart grid, is a complex socio-technical system involving nonlinear physical constraints, large scale computations and intricate ...

Smart grid technologies use digital communication to monitor and manage energy flows, allowing for real-time adjustments and improved grid stability. As these technologies continue to develop in the ...

Smart meters have gained widespread adoption. According to the latest figures from Berg Insight, the number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 with that ...

On August 14, 2003, a power line in Ohio overheated, causing a widespread blackout that affected over 50 million people in the United States and Canada. Grid operators at power plants are trained to ...

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Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

As a young boy in Iran in the mid-1960s, I often accompanied my father and my mother to rural villages where, as a physician and a Red Cross representative, they voluntarily treated people. I ...

Workers install photovoltaic panels on a roof in Chuanxindian, a village in Zigui county, Hubei province, in October 2021. [PHOTO by MEI XUEFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] The smart grid sector is on a fast ...

Itron, which focuses on energy and water analytics and technology, said it will acquire Silver Sprint Networks, an Internet of Things and smart city player, in a deal valued at $830 million. The ...