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Data centers are key to fight over Duke electric rates in North
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1161+ words) Data centers are set to proliferate, and Duke Energy electric rates are poised to soar " and North Carolinians are mad about both. They're packing public hearings to complain about their utility bills and passing moratoriums in their communities to stop…...
Is New England's new hydropower transmission line
1+ week, 1+ day ago (949+ words) When the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line started carrying electricity from Canada into Maine in January, supporters hailed the project as a'triumph for renewable power. Now, after nearly six months of operations, the early numbers raise questions about…...
Voters in 9 states will pick the people overseeing their power bills
3+ week, 4+ day ago (730+ words) The 2026 election season is officially upon us, and with electricity prices on the rise, energy affordability is sure to factor into thousands of campaigns currently underway across the country. As it stands, Republicans hold the vast majority of elected seats…...
For cheaper power, Virginia's local utilities build small grid
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (502+ words) In the face of soaring energy demand and electric rates, battery developers across the U. S. are stepping in with massive, multihundred-megawatt systems that can cheaply dispatch power when it's needed most. Virginia " the world's data center capital " is starting to catch…...
Two California bills would push utilities to get more out of their
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1279+ words) Could California's major utilities control their rapidly rising electricity rates by using their power grids more efficiently? State lawmakers want to find'out. A set of bills introduced this year would order Pacific Gas &'Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego…...
Duke Energy's proactive grid upgrades under fire from electric co-ops
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (1333+ words) A narrow complaint to a'federal energy commission could have wide implications for the solar industry and the electric grid " both in North Carolina, where it originated, as well as nationwide. In recent years, state regulators have pushed Duke to take…...
Maryland bill trades cost-saving energy efficiency for short-term
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (929+ words) Maryland lawmakers" new solution for rising utility bills reduces a'surcharge funding an effective energy-efficiency program, offers rebates by raiding the state"s clean energy fund, and includes subsidies for nuclear power that advocates say may prove costly over'time. Passed in…...
What if Duke Energy shared the burden of fuel costs with its
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1044+ words) If the war in the Middle East has proved anything over the last month, it's that fossil fuel prices are extraordinarily unstable. But global conflict isn't the only catalyst that can send the cost of oil and natural gas reeling....
Alabama Power can keep charging steep rooftop solar fee, judge rules
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1010+ words) In Alabama, a'yearslong battle over one of the nation's highest backup fees for residential solar customers may have finally come to an'end. A federal judge ruled last week that Alabama Power can continue charging its small solar customers one of…...
Illinois to data centers: Bring your own renewables and skip the line
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (580+ words) Across the country, state lawmakers are considering ways to address the risks posed by the explosion of power-hungry data centers. They have proposed an array of bills to impose moratoriums on data center development, revoke tax breaks, force data centers…...