In February 2021 and, more recently, in May of 2022, Texas experienced severe electric energy shortfalls. Just last week, temperatures...

This is part four of a series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system. As we’ve discussed in our previous article Updated...

This is part three of a series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system. Monthly electric bills are not much different than...

This is part two of a series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system. Last week we discussed the pivot points that will lead...

This is part one of a series on the fourth generation electric power system. The electric power grid of today is in the midst of an...

This article provides solutions to issues addressed in our prior article Renewable Energy Poses Challenges to Electric Power Quality....

This article provides solutions to issues addressed in our prior article Renewable Energy Poses Challenges to Electric Power Quality....

In a recent meeting with electric utility professionals, a question arose about the advantages of electric powerways compared to...

Distributed renewable energy sources, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels or wind turbines, present an exciting opportunity for the...

In the continental United States between 1970 and today, underfrequency relaying schemes have actuated to stabilize the electric power...

In our last post, we discussed the necessity of staged fault testing by reviewing three examples of protective relay misoperations....

After almost 10 years of study, the number of protective relay misoperations associated with high voltage facilities remains unacceptably...

Consumer load models are not accurately depicted by electric utilities, and therefore are not appropriately considered when engineers...

Before we continue our deep dive into the design and operation of the electric energy system, we want to address some basic concepts....

Fault Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery, or FIDVR, occurs when thousands of air conditioners simultaneously reaccelerate after a momentary...

For electric utilities, Build Back Better needs to include imagination, innovation, and a vision of consumers expectations in the years...

This is part eight of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. In our last post, we discussed the importance of...

This is part seven of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. Currently, electric utilities bill customers using an...

This is part six of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. Last week we delved into a cross-industry comparison to...

This is part five of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. The electric utility industry must invest in significant...