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Militants Kills 7, Kidnap 4 in Attack in Pakistan
(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — Pakistani police say several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a power grid station in...
State of the Union: Obama’s Cybersecurity Plan
White House officials are revealing details of President Barack Obama's initial plans for protecting the computer networks of crucial American industries from...
Solar Blob Attacks the Earth!
A great eruption known as a coronal mass ejection rattled nerves but did little harm
After Sandy: Why Burying the Power Lines is a Lonely Fight
Power companies have concluded that burying lines is too expensive to contemplate. Maybe they aren't thinking about things the right way. Here's one man who's...
How to End Blackouts Forever
There is a way to make our grid more resilient and blackouts a thing of the past. Here's how:
Where in the World is Con Ed?
Taking two weeks to restore power is unconscionable. It's also part of a troublesome trend of more and longer outages that point up major flaws in our national...
Hurricane Sandy Will Put a Rickety Power Grid to the Test
The U.S. power grid is a 20th century technology powering a 21st century country. Why Hurricane Sandy will stress it to the limit
Panetta Sounds Alarm on Cyber-War Threat
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued what he said is a “clarion call” Thursday for Americans to wake up to the growing threat posed by cyber war. “The whole...
The Power Grid: From Rickety to Resilient
Blackouts will become more common unless we build a system that can bend but not break.
Beat the Next Blackout: Tips for Buying a Backup Generator
Thanks to Mother Nature and power grid glitches, American households in Connecticut, San Diego, and many parts in between have been without power for extended...
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Can Nest stop brownouts?
The much-touted Nest thermostat has already gathered data about its customers' climate and living habits -- now, it's trying to save them money while saving the power grid. ...
Bad news: The U. S. power grid is getting pricier, less reliable
U.S. electric customers are now paying 43 percent more to build and maintain local power grids than they did back in 2002. At the same time, the grid is alsobecoming less...
Militants kills 7, kidnap 4 in attack in Pakistan
Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a power grid station in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, killing seven people...
Panel Proposes Dissolving the Long Island Power Authority
Long Island's power grid should be turned over to a utility company overseen by the same state commission that regulates Consolidated Edison, the Moreland Commission recommended...
