1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1683+ words) The country’s biggest energy market has a problem: It can’t build enough power plants to keep up with electricity demand. For PJM Interconnection’s 67 million customers across 13 states, the consequences are ever-higher utility bills. For PJM itself, it’s unrelenting political pressure,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (710+ words) Last month, grid operator PJM Interconnection unveiled a long-awaited proposal to prevent data centers from spiking power prices — but the plan largely relies on states to give it teeth. Pennsylvania, one of the biggest states in PJM’s 13-state territory, is…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) California, with its sky-high electricity prices, isn’t facing the same influx of data centers that many other states are. But the massive facilities are still being built and proposed in California — and legislators are racing to stop them from pushing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (889+ words) The data center elections are officially upon us. Public frustration with data centers has been simmering, and in recent months it has become increasingly clear that the topic would reshape the 2026 elections. Back in April, for example, residents of a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1134+ words) PJM Interconnection, the biggest grid operator in the U.S., has finally settled on a plan to prevent data centers from causing other customers’ utility bills to soar further in its 13-state territory. That plan relies heavily on states themselves, and the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1099+ words) A year ago, most Wisconsin residents thought little about data centers, according to local leaders and journalists. But today, the computing facilities — and where they get their energy — are a key issue in the hotly contested Aug. 11 Democratic primary for…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (993+ words) It’s no secret that data centers are slated to bring stunning levels of new power demand to the grid in the coming years. Report after report has tried to put a number on just how much electricity these facilities will…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (334+ words) This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series. Data centers use more electricity in the U.S. than in any other country — China included. In 2025, nearly 40% of all power demand from data centers came from facilities based…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (986+ words) North Carolina — like much of the U.S. — is in a high-stakes race to protect consumers and the climate from the data center boom. Without preventative measures, the energy-hungry facilities threaten to spike electricity prices and prompt a huge buildout of…...