Before January 2026 had run its course, Nigeria's national electricity grid had collapsed twice, plunging major cities into darkness and reinforcing concerns about the country's failing power ...

Billions of federal dollars were supposed to fix the U.S. territory’s infrastructure. But when Hurricane Fiona hit, many still lost electricity. When Hurricane Fiona recently hit Puerto Rico, the ...

The Texas power grid system, which failed during a winter storm five years ago, could be put to the test this weekend as the region faces subfreezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills. But Texas ...

Winter Storm Fern exposed deep structural fragility in the U.S. power grid, with outages affecting up to a million customers despite years of warnings from reliability watchdogs. Industry ...

Cuba said it had begun efforts early on Sunday to restore power after its ‌grid collapsed for the third time in a month amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's already ...

On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing the U.S. power grid in new ways. How can we ensure its reliability?

The Texas House on Monday gave initial approval to a series of bills aimed at preventing another massive power failure, including one that would require state officials to adopt rules designating ...

When the electric grid fails anywhere in the U.S., the impacts can be devastating. With demand surging over the next decade, there are growing, urgent questions about whether the system can keep up.