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AI Data Centers Strain Nation's Largest Power Grid
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (501+ words) The nation's largest power grid is straining under AI's growth spurt, and 67 million people are effectively along for the ride. PJM, the nonprofit that coordinates electricity... AI Data Centers Strain Nation's Largest Power Grid The nation's largest power grid is…...
Utility Bills Highest in These 10 States
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) A new assessment suggests that residents of Maryland have the right to complain the loudest about utility costs. The third-party bill payment service doxo crunched numbers from all the states on electricity, gas, waste, recycling, and water and found that…...
As Electric Bills Rise, So Do Power Shutoffs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (321+ words) The Washington Post is out with a story that has a sobering takeaway: As electricity prices soar, more Americans are seeing their utilities shut off. A few stats from the piece tell the tale: No national data on shutoffs exists,…...
Analysis Finds Bad News on Americans' Utility Bills
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (433+ words) More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data'a warning sign for the US economy and another political headache for President Trump, the…...
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (712+ words) Past due balances to utility companies jumped 9.7% annually to $789 between the April-June periods of 2024 and 2025, said The Century Foundation, a liberal think tank, and the advocacy group Protect Borrowers. The increase has overlapped with a 12% jump in monthly energy bills…...
States That Are Lights Out on Energy Efficiency
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) Noticed your utility bills rising recently? Vermonters are doing their best to avoid that, according to WalletHub , which deems the Green Mountain State as America's most energy-efficient. The site looked at states throughout the nation across two key dimensions: home…...
Florida Utility Giant Seeks $10B Rate Hike Over 4 Years
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Florida Power & Light (FPL), the state's largest utility, is seeking approval for a $10 billion hike in electricity rates over the next four years'a move environmental advocates say would mark the largest utility increase ever seen in the US. The proposal,…...
Florida on Brink of Banning Fluoride in Public Water
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride from public water systems, following Utah doing so last month . The Florida Farm Bill'which doesn't specifically name fluoride, but bans "the use of certain additives in a water system…...
Greenpeace activists arrested in London after red dye poured into US Embassy pond
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (210+ words) LONDON (AP) " Police in London arrested six people on Thursday after environmental activists from Greenpeace poured 300 liters (79 gallons) of blood-red dye into a pond in front of the U.S. Embassy... - 4/10/2025 12:31:12 PM | Newser The Metropolitan Police said the six people had been…...
Ford Suspends Tariff After 'Olive Branch' From US
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (320+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford, saying "both parties are heated and the temperature needs to come down," has suspended the Canadian province's 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the US. Ford, who vowed to be "relentless" earlier Tuesday after President Trump said…...