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If you’ve ever seen the Northern Lights, you’ve seen the most visible evidence of a solar storm. Bursts of electrically charged particles race towards…
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Across the nation -- and even in Wyoming -- power companies are adding more renewable energy to their systems. That creates new challenges for the…
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Part 4 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The GridThe Environmental Protection Agency is putting the finishing touches on its Clean Power…
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Part 5 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The GridOur electricity system is changing rapidly around us. New sources of renewable power are…
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The grid control room at Østkraft, on the Danish island of Bornholm, is a mix of old and new. On one side of the room, huge computer monitors detail the…
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Part 1 in our Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The Grid.It was a blustery, cold January day in 1998 when the rain turned to ice. I was nine…
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Part 2 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The GridBill LeBlanc hits the streets with a video camera every year to chat energy with average…
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Part 3 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The GridOn an overcast Florida afternoon five years ago, standing in front of a vast array of…