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Power Surge from Quebec: Massachusetts Set to Receive 20% of Its Electricity from Canadian Hydropower Starting Friday
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (835+ words) Canadian hydropower is scheduled to surge into Massachusetts on Friday, marking a major new energy source for the state." The long-promised and long-delayed transmission line that will carry up to 1,090 megawatts of electricity into the state is set to begin…...
National, local leaders push to protect consumers from AI data center energy costs
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (64+ words) National, local leaders push to protect consumers from AI data center energy costs'cbs8.com National, local leaders push to protect consumers from AI data center energy costs To stream CBS 8 on your phone, you need the CBS 8 app. Download the…...
First-day bills seek to expand price-gouging prohibitions, incentivize data centers
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (550+ words) Posted By: Ed Sealover January 14, 2026 The 94 bills introduced on the first day of the 2026 legislative session include wide-ranging efforts to incentivize data centers, create an enterprise to boost mental-health treatment and declare high prices at airports and sporting events to…...
Silicon Valley's Three Toughest Problems: Power Shortage. Tycoons Bet on New Energy.
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (1710+ words) Mark Zuckerberg Bets on Nuclear Energy The electricity consumption of a super-large AI data center is equivalent to that of a city with hundreds of thousands of people. There are already more than 4,000 such "power-hungry beasts" in the United States,…...
Former consumer advocate attorney appointed to Hawaii utility commission
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (222+ words) Wednesday, January 14, 2026 77" Today's Paper COURTESY GOV. JOSH GREEN'S OFFICE A vacancy on the state's three-member Public Utilities Commission has been filled with a state attorney who has previously represented consumers in PUC cases. Gov. Josh Green today announced that he…...
Court of King’s Bench strikes down challenge over Province’s extension of coal-fired power plant use
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (327+ words) The Court of King's Bench has struck down a legal challenge over the provincial government's decision to extend the use of coal fired power plants, gravely disappointing the Saskatchewan Environmental Society." Back on June 18, 2025, the Province decided to continue operating…...
Get ahead of rising energy bills with Entergy resources
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (90+ words) $100 bill credit for customers ends as higher natural gas prices lead to February rate increase JACKSON, Mississippi " As energy costs are on the rise nationwide, two fuel factors are driving an increase for Entergy Mississippi customers: higher projected natural gas…...
Callouts break town record
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (685+ words) Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade Cambridge's Volunteer Fire Brigade members attended a record 508 calls over the past year " a significant jump from the 420 calls logged in the previous year. Cambridge fire chief Dennis Hunt says the increase in callouts has prompted…...
South East Water could lose operating licence after outages in Kent and Sussex
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (774+ words) Fine of 10% of annual turnover among other potential penalties as environment secretary calls for Ofwat review South East Water could lose its operating licence after residents across Kent and Sussex faced up to a week without water. The environment secretary,…...
AI Data Centers Strain Nation's Largest Power Grid
9+ hour, 14+ 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…...