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Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, speaks during the Collision 2022 conference at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.
AI

Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant

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Negative prices for electricity are getting more common in Europe and consumer costs have dipped—while Americans face rising energy bills
Energy

Negative prices for electricity are getting more common in Europe and consumer costs have dipped—while Americans face rising energy bills

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January 1, 2026
Georgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize
Energy

Georgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
December 21, 2025
Detroit, Michigan, Residents picket DTE Energy, opposing the electric utility's plan to provide power for a proposed $7 billion data center in rural Michigan.
Environment

A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom

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December 16, 2025
Google Cloud CEO lays out 3-part strategy to meet AI’s energy demands, after identifying it as ‘the most problematic thing’
AI

Google Cloud CEO lays out 3-part strategy to meet AI’s energy demands, after identifying it as ‘the most problematic thing’

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December 9, 2025
A World Bank expert thinks countries should leverage ‘small AI’—and avoid competing with the biggest tech giants
Asia

A World Bank expert thinks countries should leverage ‘small AI’—and avoid competing with the biggest tech giants

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November 24, 2025
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Energy

12 million Floridians are about to see their electricity prices spike in one of the largest utility rate increases in state history

By Kate Payne and The Associated Press
November 22, 2025
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Economy

Nearly 6 million households have utility debt ‘so severe’ they’ll soon be reported to collection agencies, analysis finds

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
November 17, 2025
As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms
Economy

As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms

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November 16, 2025
Some consumers are paying to power data centers that don’t exist yet while states ask if demand forecasts are real — ‘Nobody really knows’
Energy

Some consumers are paying to power data centers that don’t exist yet while states ask if demand forecasts are real — ‘Nobody really knows’

By Marc Levy and The Associated Press
November 16, 2025
grid
Energy

The AI bubble may be showing up in an unexpected place: the shady forecasts of future electricity demand—and skyrocketing bills

By Marc Levy and The Associated Press
November 15, 2025
energy
Environment

The world isn’t ready for the electricity surge that’s coming, IEA warns, saying it’s ‘no longer limited to emerging and developing economies’

By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press
November 12, 2025
Zach Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Base Power.
Energy

Michael Dell’s son aims to transform the home power business by selling electricity and backup battery power like a Costco membership

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October 28, 2025
President Donald Trump, center, delivers remarks about AI infrastructure with Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, Larry Ellison, executive charmain Oracle, and Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Economy

AI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they’re likely to keep going up

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October 23, 2025
The rendering of Meta's planned data center complex in Richland Parish shows a massive arrive of facilities to power the AI boom.
Features

Meta is sinking $10 billion into rural Louisiana to build the home of its wildest AI aspirations, setting the template for the nation’s grid buildout

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August 24, 2025

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