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US utilities planning record-breaking capital spending
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (169+ words) By Kelsey Tamborrino | 04/15/2026 06: 35 AM EDT A survey released Tuesday cites data centers and load growth, extreme weather mitigation and aging infrastructure as top drivers. Investor-owned utilities are planning to pour at least $1. 4 trillion into new capital expenditures through 2030, a report…...
Maryland passes relief package for utility customers
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (196+ words) By Adam Aton | 04/14/2026 07: 11 AM EDT The legislation lowers energy efficiency targets and funding in a bid to decrease electricity and gas bills. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks last week during the National Action Network convention in New York. Angelina Katsanis…...
Maryland energy bill would trade short-term gains for long-term pain
3+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) By Adam Aton | 03/26/2026 06: 13 AM EDT A measure backed by Gov. Wes Moore (D) and statehouse leaders would slash an energy efficiency program in an effort to quickly lower utility bills. But critics say it's a shortsighted move. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore…...
Texas regulator grilled over data center costs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) By Shelby Webb | 04/02/2026 06: 42 AM EDT State lawmakers pressed the Public Utility Commission chair Wednesday to make major changes'that could benefit residential consumers. Texas lawmakers on Wednesday blasted the state's top electricity regulator for not committing to make sweeping changes this…...
Electricity prices outpace inflation as data centers proliferate
2+ week, 2+ day ago (198+ words) By Benjamin Storrow | 04/01/2026 06: 41 AM EDT Last year may mark a turning point, where the pace of data center development exceeds the ability of some regional electric grids to keep up. A worker prepares a plot of land for an artificial…...
Texas may overhaul power market to'handle'data center boom
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1513+ words) By Shelby Webb | 03/26/2026 06: 54 AM EDT The chair of the state Public Utility Commission told energy leaders at CERAWeek that regulators will examine grid costs. The sun rises over power lines in Houston. The city is hosting the CERAWeek energy conference…...
Indiana officials press utility executives on rising costs
3+ week, 2+ day ago (212+ words) By Jeffrey Tomich | 03/25/2026 06: 48 AM EDT The average residential electric bill in the state increased more than 18 percent in a single year. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R), then a U. S. senator, speaks to reporters on Nov. 14, 2024, in Washington. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty…...
How Big Tech and Big Power are locking arms to save the grid
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1249+ words) By Jason Plautz, Kelsey Tamborrino, Francisco "A. J." Camacho, Shelby Webb | 03/25/2026 06: 52 AM EDT Tech companies are changing their message and bringing more ideas and high-tech solutions to the table. Jarrod Agen, executive director of the White House's National Energy Dominance Council, speaks…...
CERAWeek: Energy industry leans into AI
3+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) By Mike Lee, Jason Plautz, Shelby Webb | 03/24/2026 06: 58 AM EDT Energy industry leaders outlined efforts Monday to use artificial intelligence to bolster operations and help meet power demands. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth speaks at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. CERAWeek…...
Google boosts grid flexibility in South and Midwest
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (167+ words) By Francisco "A. J." Camacho | 03/20/2026 06: 17 AM EDT Google's demand response contracts with utilities add to its initiatives meant to keep the electric grid stable. Google is improving the flexibility of its data centers' power use in what it says is an effort…...