Constraints on solar power satellites are more ground-based than space-based, says study

Space-based solar power has been gaining more and more traction recently. The recent success of Caltech's Space Solar Power ...
Wired

Rainy-Day Rescue: Number-Grid Cipher

We recently had a rainy weekend interrupt our original plans to go geocaching. Instead, I took inspiration from John Baichtel's recent posting - Codes For Kids - to introduce my kids to ciphers.
E&E

Tensions at home and abroad pose growing threat to US grid

Physical threats against the grid have seen a sharp uptick in recent years, according to a POLITICO analysis of DOE data. Rising incidents of domestic terrorism and a surge in state-sponsored cyber ...

Next round of public consultation to begin for Denny-Wishaw electricity grid upgrade

The Denny-Wishaw Network Upgrade project proposes to uprate three existing overhead lines (OHL) from 275kV to 400Kv, ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as many power generators are unexpectedly offline and temperatures rise

Protect independent journalism before the deadline hits tonight. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says a large number of power plants are offline, but it could not provide details as to what ...