power grid vulnerability News

High-speed winds during a thunderstorm may cause trees around an electric grid to crash into the distribution system feeders causing an outage in that area. Currently, most utility companies diminish such accidents by scheduling regular tree-trimming operations. This effort is …

The U.S. Department of Energy is providing a $12.2 million grant to the U of A and research partners to protect and strengthen the power grid. University of Arkansas engineering researchers, focused on solid-state solutions to upgrade the U.S. power …