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How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes

The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

East coast could soon get rolling blackouts during summer because data centers have pushed electric grid to the limit

PJM, which services nearly 70 million Americans, could be forced to trigger blackouts during periods of high demand

The Independent UK

Why Your January Electric Bill Has a New ‘Grid Fee’ (And the 13 States Hit Hardest)

If you opened your utility bill this week and felt a jolt that had nothing to do with a live wire, you aren’t alone. Thousands...

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AI Data Centers Are Driving US Power Crunch—And Even Record Grid Spending Isn't Enough, New Research Finds

The United States could face mounting reliability risks as electricity demand from data centers climbs far faster than grid capacity, according to two new BloombergNEF (BNEF) reports released on Monday.

Benzinga

After Years of Sparring, Gov. Shapiro Abandons Pennsylvania’s Landmark Climate Initiative

Environmentalists see decision as 'shocking reversal' on fighting global warming; fossil fuel industry claims it would have led to higher utility bills.

Capital & Main

Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers could be bumped off grids during power emergencies

As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies

The Independent UK

AI is eating up Pennsylvania's power, governor threatens to pull state from the grid — new plants aren't being built fast enough to keep up with demand

Spiking demand is sending energy bills skyrocketing, while the governor threatens to pull the state from the grid.

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To prevent blackouts, Trump administration keeps an aging power plant online through summer

The U.S. Department of Energy is ordering an oil and gas power plant to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electricity shortfalls in the mid-Atlantic grid

The Independent UK

NRG rides the power wave with big deals as the S&P 500’s biggest riser in 2025

NRG is doubling its natural gas-fired power plant fleet through acquisitions and preparing to thrive with or without the data center power boom.

Fortune

Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it

Americans’ electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation.

The Conversation

Solar Grants Held Hostage in Pennsylvania Legislature — as Demand Soars

While Solar for All funds languish, the state continues to lag behind most of the nation when it comes to renewable energy.

Capital & Main

Dominion Energy: Renewable Energy Lights Up Investor Optimism

Dominion Energy's latest earnings showcase how strategic investments in renewable energy sources are driving financial growth and promising investor returns.

MarketBeat

As Skyrocketing Power Demand Sparks Up Utility Stocks, This ETF is a Buy

PJM Interconnection just held an auction for supplemental electricity to be delivered in 2025 and 2026, and the clearing price was nearly 10 times the level set at the last auction two years ago. The market has spoken, and it's saying that you're going to have to pay a lot…

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1 Natgas Stock to Scoop Up as the 'AI Effect' Sends Energy Demand Skyward

ChatGPT uses nearly 10 times more electricity than Google search, according to the IEA. With energy consumption expected to keep surging on rising data center demand, natural gas is ready to rise to the occasion. Here's one way for investors to play it.

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Capital & Main

Private Equity Kept Aging Pennsylvania Coal Plant Open, Then Closed It With No Plan for Workers and Community

“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state's largest coal-fired power plant.

Chicago Sun-Times

Make it easier for pharmacies trying to get COVID-19 treatments to patients

Delayed access to treatment could potentially mean the difference between someone experiencing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and hospitalization, a doctor writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why wait? Get renewable energy projects connected to the power grid

Somebody — probably Congress or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — has to figure out how to get these projects up and running.

The Independent UK

Nearly 200 million people in US are under heat, flood advisories

Nearly 200 million people in the United States are under either a heat advisory or flood warning of some kind, as high temperatures and severe storms are to continue blazing and battering the nation

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Chicago Sun-Times

It’s a myth that burning fossil fuels is a reliable way to generate power

Too often, the operators of fossil fuel plants that emit greenhouse gases can’t perform when customers need them most, a CUB leader writes. They shouldn’t be off the hook for fines when they fail on our power grid.

Capital & Main

Pennsylvania’s Largest Coal Plant Is Retiring. What Would It Take to Transition the Site to Renewables?

Homer City Generating Station has been used to delay environmental regulations. Could the infamous site become a symbol for the just transition?

Bangkok Post

BCPG spends $260m on US power stake

SET-listed BCPG Plc, the power generation arm of Bangchak Corporation, will acquire shares worth US$260 million in Hamilton Holdings II LLC to further expand its gas-fired power plant business in the US.

Bangkok Post

BCPG allots B3.9bn for expansion in US

BCPG Plc, the clean power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc, is expanding its business in the US by investing 3.9 billion baht in two gas-fired power plants in Ohio.

Tribune News Service

Millions of Americans urged to cut power use and keep grid stable

The largest U.S. grid operator is leaning on more than 65 million people to conserve electricity to keep the lights on as a frigid winter storm moves over the East Coast, boosting heating demand and forcing power plants to trip offline.

Manchester Evening News

Nearly 20 dead in US after winter storm batters North America

Some died due to exposure, officials said

Bangkok Post

Gulf expands in US with gas purchase

SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, has purchased 49% of Jackson Generation, a gas-fired power plant in Illinois, for US$400 million (15 billion baht) as it embarks on its US expansion.

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