electricity grids

President Trump has recently called for a system update on the unreliable U.S. power grids. Specifically, he's looking to tackle one of the most complex areas, long-distance transmission lines.Catie Hausman, a Ford School economics professor, has...

Increases in extreme weather conditions have been burdensome for utility companies. The New York Times reported, "Utility companies [have]’ increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events that are becoming more common and more intense under...

Recent federal regulations instated a shift to build more long-distance power lines. The Ford School's Catie Hausman has noted some of the benefits that could come of this transition. “We need to integrate more wind and solar, and we need to...

A recent electricity market analysis discovered that adding battery storage to enhance grid reliability caused power generation markets to favor coal over natural gas. Adding battery storage to electrical grids only increases grid reliability, not...

A research paper from the Ford School's Catherine Hausman for the National Bureau of Economic Research looked at the gains and losses of the existing transmission constraints in the U.S. Utility Dive recently highlighted the paper. The paper by...