by Michael Heumann | Oct 21, 2025 | Grid Infrastructure Reliability, Grid Management, Renewables/DER
The Future of Renewable Energy in the US vs. The Rest of the World One topic that The Fusion Report has covered several times (especially relative to fusion energy) is renewable energy, in particular solar energy. Clearly, solar energy has a number of...
by Michael Heumann | Sep 30, 2025 | AI, Data Centers, Grid Cyber Reliability, Grid Infrastructure Reliability, Grid Management
Highlights from the Transmission and Distribution Live 2025 Conference If you have been following The Fusion Report for a while, you know that in addition to covering specific fusion topics, we also cover adjacent spaces that support the commercialization of...
by Frankie Berry | Sep 25, 2025 | Electricity Demand, Grid Infrastructure Reliability, Infographics
The Transformer Bottleneck The U.S. grid faces a hidden bottleneck: aging transformers. With most units already at their expected lifespan, heavy reliance on imports, and lead times stretching up to 7 years, the system is under strain. Our new infographic...
by Michael Heumann | Sep 9, 2025 | Grid Infrastructure Reliability, Grid Management
What’s the Real Story on How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Stabilize the Utility Grid? Regardless of what fuel source we use to generate it, electricity is not particularly useful if you can’t get it to consumers. Which is why grid reliability is an...
by Michael Heumann | Aug 21, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Grid Infrastructure Reliability
Storage on the Grid: Improving Availability and Resilience One of the areas that The Fusion Report has covered from time to time is grid-scale energy storage. You might ask why a website called “The Fusion Report” is concerned about grid-scale energy...
by Michael Heumann | Jul 17, 2025 | Grid Infrastructure Reliability
How Reliable Will the U.S. Power Grid Really Be in the Future? It really depends on what data you look at… One of the areas that The Fusion Report has consistently examined is the reliability of the U.S. power grid, especially in the future. This concern is...
