Natalie Pate / OPB This week’s extreme heat is testing Oregon’s electrical grid — and one of the state’s largest investor-owned utilities says the system is holding up under the strain. Hot ...

So far, aided by growing solar capacity, heat-related outages have been limited. By Kate Selig and Hilary Howard The heat wave has broken temperature records across the Midwest and Northeast and put ...

High temperatures over prolonged durations can affect grid resilience and reliability and lead to outages. Main highlights: On June 19, a line of thunderstorms struck the northern Virginia area where ...

A powerful heat wave stretching across much of the Eastern and Central U.S. is driving electricity demand to levels not seen in over a decade, prompting PJM Interconnection to declare an energy ...

Ashley Paul joined the WJZ team in December 2024 as a reporter, and could not be happier to call Charm City home! Ashley has told stories all across the country, including in Maine, Central ...