While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Animal interference is one of the top three causes of power outages for Memphis, Light, Gas and Water customers.

Electrical hazards can strike without warning—whether from damaged wiring, overloaded circuits, wet environments, or improper procedures. Understanding these risks and taking preventive steps is ...

If my inbox is any indication, this year is going to an exciting one! New grid technologies are being introduced at an incredible rate. Older applications seem to be evolving just as fast. It’s ...

Each month, millions of homeowners confront the same unsettling question when they open their electricity bills: Why is it always rising? Even with new behaviors like unplugging chargers, turning off ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are utilizing faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL team developed ...

A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed more robust circuit breakers that are compatible with direct current (DC), paving the way for lower ...

FEW MINUTES. WELL, RIGHT NOW, AN ENERGY BREAKER TRIPPED AND IT BURNED AND IT KNOCKED OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS OF JEFFERSON PARISH ENTERGY CUSTOMERS. WELL, THIS HAPPENED IN THE ELMWOOD HARAHAN AREA.

Abstract: Methods to protect a power system from faults that are not cleared because of failure of a power circuit breaker to operate or interrupt when called upon by a protective relay are described ...