The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

One Senator Just Killed the Only Data Center Electricity-Relief Bill Right Before Winter Rates Hit

A Senate objection blocked a data centre electricity bill after the House passed it 417-3, as states face rising winter power costs.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18

Ricardo Semler on the prisoner's dilemma on data centers: trillions of dollars obsolete in just a few years

Communities need safeguards now to avoid a future “Silicon Belt” of stranded assets and broken tax promises.

Fortune · Sep 18

Painter pays $192,000 for 1902 lighthouse, plans to turn it into a learning hub

For more than a century, the 1902 Hooper Island Lighthouse has stood three miles offshore in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay. Years of exposure have left the historic structure badly in need of repair, but its latest owner sees an opportunity to give it a new purpose. Pennsylvania painter Rich Cucé paid…

The Times of India · Sep 18

What does a good data centre future look like? And how do we get there?

Australia is in the middle of a rapid data centre rollout. Warehouses full of computer servers that run the artificial intelligence (AI) tools society increasingly uses are being built at pace, and they draw heavily on essential resources.

The Conversation · Sep 17

How Mitch the sparky made the leap from coal-fired power to batteries

AGL's Liddell battery has created new career opportunities for coal-fired power station workers.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 17

£2 million and a decade transformed a Welsh fort into a unique home

In 2017, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought Thorne Island, a ruined 19th-century fort off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, for about £500,000 after seeing a video about the property online. At the time, the island had no electricity or running water and the fort had been left in…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Most Americans Are Concerned With The Environmental Impact Of AI, Poll Shows. Democrats Worry The Most.

53% of U.S. adults are now "extremely" or "very" concerned about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, up from 41% who expressed similar concerns last year.

International Business Times · Sep 17

India's power-sector emissions flat for 2 years due to clean-energy surge: Analysis

Between early 2024 and mid-2026, India's power sector maintained consistent emissions levels while clean energy sources effectively managed the surge in electricity demands. The output from solar power dramatically increased, with added support from wind and nuclear energy. Conversely, emissions from the cement and steel industries rose significantly, spurred by…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

India’s scorching summer sends coal imports to 15-month high in August

Indian power sector coal imports reached a 15-month peak in August. This surge occurred as electricity demand rose significantly due to a heatwave. Lower hydropower generation also contributed to the increased reliance on imported coal. Domestic coal supplies could not meet the higher consumption levels. Consequently, power producers turned to…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

10 low-income Rosebud Sioux families got solar panels on their homes; the systems cut their tribal housing authority's electric bill by $8,122 in one year

Ten families on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation received cheaper electricity bills from solar panels. The tribal housing authority saved over eight thousand dollars in the first year. Local residents received hands-on training during the solar panel installations. This project served as a launchpad for further renewable energy initiatives. Such clean…

The Economic Times · Sep 17