- Two Democrats propose bill to connect Texas to national grids https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-ercot-bill-grids-18666987.php 42 comments politics
- NZ's first saboteur tried to bring down national grid https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/nzs-first-saboteur-tried-bring-down-national-grid 17 comments worldnews
- BBC News: Homes face winter power cuts in worst-case scenario, says National Grid https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63155827 15 comments worldnews
- Amazon is going to generate its own renewable electricity over South Africa’s national grid. https://qz.com/africa/1945385/amazon-to-generate-renewable-energy-in-south-africa-on-eskom-grid/ 3 comments technology
- UK power outage was not caused by cyberattack, says National Grid https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/09/major-power-failure-in-uk-causes-disruption 13 comments worldnews
- Electric cars could form battery hubs to store renewable energy - By 2050, National Grid predicts, 35m electric cars will supply energy when needed https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/11/electric-cars-could-form-battery-hubs-to-store-renewable-energy 8 comments technology
- Nigeria plunged into darkness as national grid collapses again https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/329193-nigeria-plunged-into-darkness-as-national-grid-collapses-again.html 4 comments worldnews
- Britain, the birth place of coal power, is set to go seven days without electricity from coal-fired stations for the first time since its 19th century industrial revolution, the National Grid operator said on Wednesday https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-coal/britain-set-for-first-coal-power-free-week-in-over-a-century-idukkcn1se160 73 comments worldnews
- 1,320MW CPHGC plant connects to national grid https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/01/1320mw-cphgc-plant-connects-to-national-grid/ 19 comments pakistan
- Wipro hands $75m to National Grid US after botched SAP upgrade https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/06/botched_sap_implementation_national_grid_wipro_settlement_75m/ 7 comments india
- “One Nation, One Grid, One Price 24×7” To Be Our Priority : Piyush Goyal http://energyinfrapost.com/2016/04/18/one-nation-one-grid-one-price-24x7-priority-piyush-goyal/?utm_content=bufferf78f2&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=buffer 26 comments india
- China and "probably one or two other" countries have the capacity to shut down the nation's power grid and other critical infrastructure through a cyber attack. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/20/politics/nsa-china-power-grid/ 6 comments worldnews
- The United States faces "the cyber equivalent of the World Trade Center attack" if urgent action is taken. Former NSA director tells the Financial Times that a cyber attack could cripple the nation's banking system, power grid, and other essential infrastructure. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57556669-83/former-spy-chief-says-u.s-has-had-its-cyber-9-11-warning/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title 12 comments technology
- Electric cars must be taxed to pay for more power stations 'or National Grid could fail' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7874065/electric-cars-must-be-taxed-to-pay-for-more-power-stations-or-national-grid-could-fail.html 21 comments economy
- Blackouts may be imposed on cold weekday evenings, National Grid chief warns https://news.sky.com/story/prepare-for-blackouts-on-cold-weekday-evenings-national-grid-chief-warns-12723349 62 comments worldnews
- US developers working on 858 GWdc of solar, 1 TWh of batteries. US government research shows that solar-plus-storage is starting to dominate the nation’s power grid queues, representing the majority of new power plant applications. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/10/us-developers-working-on-858-gwdc-of-solar-1-twh-of-batteries/ 58 comments energy
- National Grid to lose Great Britain electricity role to independent operator https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/20/national-grid-to-lose-great-britain-electricity-role-to-independent-operator 9 comments energy
- National Grid says Upstate New Yorkers keep calling 911 on Black employees just doing their jobs https://www.syracuse.com/business/2020/10/national-grid-says-upstate-new-yorkers-keep-calling-911-on-black-employees-just-doing-their-jobs.html 150 comments nottheonion
- A Totally Green Electric Grid Will Dramatically Speed Up Climate Action; Joe Biden’s emphasis on creating a 100% carbon-free system by 2035 could unlock major breakthroughs. But it’s a difficult path few other nations are taking. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-28/what-the-world-gets-if-u-s-electricity-becomes-100-green 19 comments politics
- UK sets new wind power record as turbines deliver 14 gigawatts for first time – 37 per cent of nation's electricity - National Grid confirms highest metered wind output ever recorded http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wind-power-record-electricity-gigawatt-output-national-grid-a8260836.html 64 comments worldnews
- Britain set for first coal-free day since the industrial revolution: The UK is set to have its first ever working day without coal power generation since the industrial revolution on Friday, according to the National Grid. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/21/britain-set-for-first-coal-free-day-since-the-industrial-revolution 1942 comments worldnews
- Biden-Harris Administration Invests $1.5 Billion to Bolster the Nation's Electricity Grid and Deliver Affordable Electricity to Meet New Demands https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-invests-15-billion-bolster-nations-electricity-grid-and-0 16 comments politics
- China could 'turn off power' in the Philippines, senate hears - China has part-owned the Philippines' national grid since 2009 - leading one senator to question whether China's "hegemonic ambitions" posed a security threat to the Philippines. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50498720 17 comments worldnews
- London and large parts of England and Wales hit by power outage following national grid failure https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/europe/uk-power-outage-gbr-intl/index.html 3 comments worldnews
- The UK’s race to increase renewable energy sources has intensified with the announcement of plans to close another coal-fired power station in March 2020, reducing the UK’s coal-fired energy fleet to five plants. By 2025, National Grid will fully operate UK’s electricity system with zero carbon. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/13/mild-but-windy-winter-was-greenest-ever-for-uk-energy-use 66 comments worldnews
- China is close to introducing its first mandatory renewable power quota system, aiming to lower the rate of wasted renewable power by giving clean energy generators priority access to the grid, the National Energy Administration said on Thursday. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-mulls-setting-mandatory-renewable-power-quotas-from-2019 3 comments worldnews
- Obama will build renewable energy smart grid and releases a promising report. If just 10% of the nation's war budget was used for renewable energy instead of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US would be energy independent by 2025. http://gigaom.com/cleantech/obama-administation-unveils-programs-to-build-the-smart-grid/ 3 comments politics
- Germany urgently needs to expand and update its power grid to meet its goal of phasing out nuclear energy and going green, but development appears to have short circuited. A member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet is calling for a radical change: the partial nationalization of the grid. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/member-of-merkel-cabinet-calls-for-nationalization-of-german-power-grid-a-877576.html 4 comments worldnews
- Biden administration announces “largest ever” investment in US electric grid: "The funding will help get more than 35 gigawatts of renewable energy online, equivalent to about half of the utility-scale solar capacity in the nation in 2022" https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/18/23922336/biden-doe-power-grid-investment-electricity-renewable-energy 109 comments upliftingnews
- Electric Cars Are Coming, and Fast. Is the Nation’s Grid Up to It? - GM’s decision this week to phase out gasoline vehicles is the latest in a major shift that will mean drastic new demands on electric utilities. Here are four things that will need to happen. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/climate/gm-electric-cars-power-grid.html 53 comments technology
- US Energy Dept. Pours Billions Into Power Grids but Warns It’s Not Enough | America’s electric grids may need to expand by two-thirds by 2035 to handle future growth in clean energy, the agency said. The nation isn’t on track. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/climate/energy-department-electric-grid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6kw.DuIZ.kOgLY_M_wfYK 5 comments climate
- Primates' brains make visual maps using triangular grids. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified grid cells, neurons that fire in repeating triangular patterns as the eyes explore visual scenes, in the brains of rhesus monkeys. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/eu-pbm102612.php 4 comments science
- 63 lakh cases pending in lower courts due to lack of counsel, says National Judicial Data Grid | India News - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/63-lakh-cases-pending-in-lower-courts-due-to-lack-of-counsel-says-national-judicial-data-grid/articleshow/97233574.cms 5 comments india
- DOE Launches New Initiative From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Modernize National Grid https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-launches-new-initiative-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-modernize 35 comments politics
- Who Killed the Supergrid? How Trump appointees short-circuited U.S. grid modernization to help the coal industry. Withholding NREL’s grid research is an example of “deep politicization” of DOE and its national labs under Donald Trump. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/08/how-trump-appointees-short-circuited-grid-modernization/615433/ 53 comments energy
- Renewables meet 50% of electricity demand on Australia's power grid for first time. For a brief moment solar, wind and hydro combined to deliver more than half the power into the National Electricity Market https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/07/renewables-meet-50-of-electricity-demand-on-australias-power-grid-for-first-time 465 comments technology
- Hub Power Plant inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan. It will add another 1320 MW to national grid and further advance Pakistan’s development goals. https://twitter.com/ForeignOfficePk/status/1186306954286813185?s=20 14 comments pakistan
- China has reached a tipping point where home-generated solar is cheaper than electricity generated from the national grid. The research, conducted by researchers in both Sweden and China and published in the journal Nature Energy, mark an historic moment in the drive to ditch fossil fuels. https://www.inverse.com/article/58495-solar-energy-prices-hit-tipping-point-as-china-reaches-grid-parity 114 comments science
- One of the UK’s largest battery storage schemes, built next to a windfarm, will offer vital services to the National Grid: "the facility will involve six shipping containers stuffed with lithium-ion batteries made by BMW’s electric car division." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/21/charging-ahead-welsh-battery-scheme-may-aid-growth-of-green-energy 12 comments technology
- The $3.5 billion U.S. cannabis market is emerging as one of the nation's most power-hungry industries, with the 24-hour demands of thousands of indoor growing sites taxing aging electricity grids and unraveling hard-earned gains in energy conservation. http://www.sltrib.com/home/3349487-155/as-pot-growing-expands-power-demands-tax 45 comments technology