Load Frequency Control (LFC) is a critical component in modern power systems, responsible for maintaining the frequency of the electrical grid within tight bounds despite fluctuations in demand and ...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a major part of the power generation landscape, particularly in support of a ...

Real-time power supply and demand balances are critical to ensure stable power frequency and quality power services. However, the growing integration of renewable energy increasingly challenges the ...

People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

As electric utilities ramp up investments in renewables, the system-wide implications of this shift are becoming increasingly clear. Wind and solar power are clean, cost-competitive, and essential to ...

The United States power grid is being pushed harder than at any point in decades, and the strain is no longer theoretical.

Electric utilities globally are being compelled to upgrade their existing distribution and transmission systems due to the rising demand for load by residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory partnered with the University of Tennessee to develop ...

The blackout that took down the Iberian grid serving Spain and Portugal in April was the result of a number of smaller interacting problems, according to an investigation by the Spanish government.