The new Eaton HiZ Protect solution is intended to addresses a long-standing challenge for electric utilities: accurately and quickly detecting and mitigating high-impedance (HiZ) powerline faults that could potentially ignite wildfires.

SAVE is a demonstration VPP in which PG&E provides participating aggregators, including Sunrun and SPAN, with week-ahead hourly signals informed by grid needs.

Traditional alternating current (AC) transmission systems face limitations in their abilities to handle the variability of renewable energy sources, an issue compounded by the persistent challenges of an aging infrastructure, writes contributor Suresh Subramanian.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit utilities' ability to profit off of investments and make the companies and their internal documents subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.

The federal energy regulator alleges the company has sold bogus energy efficiency claims to electric grid operators. But American Efficient has mounted a stiff counteroffensive, challenging FERC’s constitutionality in ways that could appeal to President Donald Trump.

France’s main Distribution System Operator has successfully deployed one of the most capable smart meters in the world, the Linky meter, writes EDF's Mathieu Carluer.