The "self-healing" grid automatically isolates outages and reroutes power, often possibly restoring service within seconds.

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid.

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.

We talk with California's Grid Operations Manager Cody Smith about what to expect in the future. H ere’s another episode we’ve been wanting to record since the inception of th ...