A new kind of data center built by a coalition including Nvidia aims to smooth out power use as AI demand surges. Why it ...

It’s not clear whether legislators will concur with Murphy’s conditional veto. They have that opportunity in the lame-duck ...

Rising energy prices are causing consumer anxiety as tech companies' plans for large-scale data centers could potentially increase electricity costs.

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed ...

Andrea Katz, a Democrat, announced that she was introducing a bill to impose a surcharge on data centers that will be used to ...

Data centers accounted for 4% of total U.S. electricity use in 2024. Their energy demand is expected to more than double by 2030.

Data centers are driving up consumers' electricity costs, but experts say energy conservation hacks won't lower bills much.

Factors like the rising cost of parts, natural disasters, and the war in Ukraine may actually be what’s driving up your ...

Steve DeFrank, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, says there's a right way and a wrong way when it comes ...

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Democrats said moves would eventually lower electric bills in Illinois, while Republicans noted a surcharge on consumer bills would partly back battery installations.

A wave of massive data centers is expanding across Texas, prompting warnings from experts who say the new water demands could push the state’s already strained supply to the brink.