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California leaders discuss ways to upgrade grid as AI drives power demand
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (25+ words) CBS News California leaders discuss ways to upgrade grid as AI drives power demand...
California leaders push energy grid upgrades as AI drives power demand
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (332+ words) April 14, 2026 / 10: 54 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Frustration over rising power bills is a common complaint in California, and the state is bracing for increases in power consumption as the use of artificial intelligence grows. Lawmakers, researchers, and green energy advocates met…...
Data centers could spur a utility spending spree, report finds. Here's the impact.
1+ day, 49+ min ago (444+ words) Updated on: April 14, 2026 / 3: 37 PM EDT / CBS News U. S. utility companies are planning to invest $1. 4 trillion over the next five years to update the nation's ailing power grid as the data center boom intensifies the need for electricity. That's according to a…...
Utility companies to spend $1. 4 trillion over the next 5 years amid data center boom
1+ day, 49+ min ago (442+ words) April 14, 2026 / 11: 43 AM EDT / CBS News U. S. utility companies are planning to invest $1. 4 trillion over the next five years to update the nation's ailing power grid as the data center boom intensifies the need for electricity. That's according to a new'report'released Tuesday…...
Measure to reduce energy costs advances in Maryland legislature as deadline nears
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (483+ words) April 13, 2026 / 2: 18 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore Maryland lawmakers are advancing a package of bills that aims to save money for residents amid soaring energy costs." Movement on the Utility RELIEF Act comes as the State House and Senate face a midnight…...
Maryland Senate, House leaders reach agreement on measure to reduce energy costs
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (375+ words) April 8, 2026 / 4: 58 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and State House Speaker Joseline Pe'a-Melnyk said Wednesday that they reached an agreement to advance the Utility RELIEF Act, which aims to reduce energy costs. The package of bills, introduced…...
Trump's Iran war fuels concerns for small businesses relying on diesel
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (55+ words) Small businesses are grappling with the rising costs of diesel fuel as the war in Iran continues. Joshua Harris, the manager at Mayport C&C Fisheries, joins CBS News with more on the impact. Trump's Iran war fuels concerns for…...
PECO proposes rate hike, electric bills could increase by $20 a month
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (37+ words) Higher energy bills could be on the way for hundreds of thousands of PECO customers. Ross Di Mattei has the latest on the proposed rate hike. PECO proposes rate hike, electric bills could increase by $20 a month...
PECO proposes rate hikes that could increase monthly bills across Philadelphia area
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (355+ words) Updated on: March 31, 2026 / 4: 33 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia PECO is proposing new rate increases for electricity and natural gas that could raise monthly bills for hundreds of thousands of customers across the Philadelphia region." The utility filed requests with the Pennsylvania…...
Aurora City Council approves proposed restrictions for new data centers
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (433+ words) Updated on: March 24, 2026 / 11: 29 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The Aurora City Council approved a first-of-its-kind ordinance during Tuesday night's meeting, putting the strictest regulations on new data centers in the state and possibly the whole country. For almost six months, the…...