by Charlie Burd, Rob Brundrett and Dave Callahan The recent surge in data centers powering artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing throughout our region means a herculean […]
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Guest essay: U.S. needs coal
by Syd Peng It’s not hard to sense that something extraordinary is happening in the United States: Digital technology has been neglected by policymakers in the nation’s […]
A year after Winter Storm Elliot, our grid problem remains dire
EDITOR’S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. Last year on the morning before Christmas, just as much of the country was preparing food for a […]
U.S.’s Achilles heel
This week marks 10 years since unknown assailants attacked a power substation in Metcalf, Calif., that continues to serve as a harbinger about the vulnerability of the […]
Can I-79 testbed prove solar can work for West Virginia?
Whenever someone pitches the idea of solar power in West Virginia, there is invariably someone else who immediately responds, “That will never work here.” We may finally […]
As threats to the U.S. power grid surge, WVU professor develops advanced solutions for human-machine coordination
The electrical grid faces a mounting barrage of threats that could trigger a butterfly effect — floods, superstorms, heat waves, cyberattacks, not to mention its own ballooning […]
Legislators learn how grid-scale battery storage supports power generation
MORGANTOWN — Legislators took a dive Monday morning into a different realm of green energy: battery storage. This isn’t batteries for your Chevy Volt. It’s grid-level storage […]
