NAIROBI—Power was restored to parts of Kenya after a nationwide blackout lasting several hours which was thought to have been caused by a fault on a transmission line, electricity distributor Kenya Power said on Saturday. “Initial reports indicate that the outage was caused by a fault that occurred on the Suswa-Loyangalani high-voltage power transmission line,”…

“This greater reliance on electricity is a risk because our grid is dated, our grid is not very well protected the way it’s been constructed now, and frankly, it makes it more and more vulnerable.” Siyamak sits down with investor and filmmaker David Tice. Just exactly how vulnerable is our electrical grid in California? What…

America’s electric grid is being targeted in attacks for intentional sabotage. Over the last eight months, there have been 106 attacks. Authorities are investigating, and some news outlets are framing these as being launched by domestic extremists. The data doesn’t line up, however, and the full picture suggests instead that an unknown group may be…

America’s electric grid is being targeted in attacks for intentional sabotage. Over the last eight months, there have been 106 attacks. Authorities are investigating, and some news outlets are framing these as being launched by domestic extremists. The data doesn’t line up, however, and the full picture suggests instead that an unknown group may be…

America’s electric grid is being targeted in attacks for intentional sabotage. Over the last eight months, there have been 106 attacks. Authorities are investigating, and some news outlets are framing these as being launched by domestic extremists. The data doesn’t line up, however, and the full picture suggests instead that an unknown group may be…

America’s electric grid is being targeted in attacks for intentional sabotage. Over the last eight months, there have been 106 attacks. Authorities are investigating, and some news outlets are framing these as being launched by domestic extremists. The data doesn’t line up, however, and the full picture suggests instead that an unknown group may be…

Power demand in Texas is set to break its all-time record this week, testing the resilience of the grid after generation issues this year and a days-long blackout during a deep freeze in 2021. Extreme weather is increasingly straining power grids across the United States, and regulators are predicting record heat and drought this summer…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A private company announced Monday that power had been fully restored to Puerto Rico’s almost 1.5 million customers nearly five days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide blackout and prompted public schools and government agencies to close. Officials are now focused on investigating what exactly caused the…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a major power outage hit the U.S. territory Wednesday night, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices. The blackout also left some 160,000 customers without water and snarled traffic across the island of 3.2 million people,…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a major power outage hit the U.S. territory Wednesday night, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices. The blackout also left some 160,000 customers without water and snarled traffic across the island of 3.2 million people,…