One of the nicest comments people have made about the electrical grid was … nothing. The grid works best when it fades into the background. That low-profile status has changed in recent years as fires ...

The smart grid narrative has faded into the background, but it is still at the core of the ongoing process of network digitalization and automation. And GRID combines industry, energy, and technology ...

A smart electric meter at a National Grid customer’s home. Customers can track usage through the utility’s website. ALBANY — National Grid is in the process of installing so-called smart meters at the ...

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...

MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical simulation and computing software, revealed that a ransomware gang stole the data of over 10,000 people after breaching its network in April. The company ...

National Grid on Wednesday filed a supplement to its recently submitted long-term gas system plan that would bring a new gas supply line into the downstate region, citing looming energy shortages and ...

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The world’s electricity grids are facing unprecedented strain as demand surges from electrification, data centers, and renewable energy integration, while aging infrastructure struggles to keep pace.

MathWorks, a mathematical computing software company headquartered in Natick, Mass., disclosed a ransomware attack in an update to its website on Monday. MathWorks is known for creating the MATLAB ...

Smart Grid technology arrived with a bang more than two decades ago, but the first implementations often overpromised and underdelivered. Smart Grid 2.0, however, integrates new technologies to ...

CRACK DOWN. BEN IS BACK WITH AN UPDATE. BEN MARIA. ON MONDAY, THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES ORDERED NATIONAL GRID RIGHT HERE NOT TO COLLECT ON CHARGES OLDER THAN 60 DAYS IF IT ...

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