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Bitcoin mining has been under scrutiny by environmental advocates since the industry started growing, but rising above the criticism are mining companies that miners can be profitable and more environmentally responsible at the same time.

There are ways to keep costs down, too

The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big tech companies that their energy consumption, and with it their carbon emissions, have surged.

According to state filings, the utility is restoring power at a relatively quicker pace than after prior storms. Texans are still fed up.

More than 1 million Texans still don’t have electricity. For those hardest hit by Beryl, the wait will stretch into next week.

In Houston, discharged patients remain in an arena to avoid powerless homes. Some 70 miles north, Livingston’s hospital is one of 17 in the state relying on a generator because of Hurricane Beryl power outages.

Virginia’s largest utility says it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to meet growing electricity demands

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ24 ) on Wednesday closed down by -0.015 (-0.64%). Aug nat-gas prices posted moderate losses on Wednesday. Prices came under pressure Wednesday after US weather forecasts shifted cooler, which will curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. The Commodity Weather Group said Wednesday...

Restoring electricity across the state could take days or even weeks, a dangerous scenario as temperatures hit triple digits