The study identifies AI data centers as a fundamentally distinct category of electricity consumer. Traditional data centers ...

An Energy Department report last year found that data centers consumed about 4.4% of total U.S. electricity in 2023. That share is projected to rise to 6.7% to 12% by 2028. The growth of data centers ...

States with booming data center construction are seeing spikes in new power needs. Much of it is being met by coal and solar.

Freight shipping artificial intelligence startup Kargo Inc. said Tuesday it has closed on $42 million in new funding in order ...

Rising electricity prices are being pinned on data centers, but demand isn’t what makes power expensive. A simple story has taken hold in American politics: Big Tech is consuming vast amounts of ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an order on December 18, 2025, creating a ...

Georgia regulators unanimously approved a massive expansion of the state's power grid Friday, approving Georgia Power's request for nearly 10,000 megawatts of new energy capacity.

U.S. electricity consumption has shifted from limited to rising growth due to the proliferation of data centers, which poses challenges for public power.

Another winter event similar to Storm Uri is unlikely. But as data centers leach the power supply, Texas will need a Plan B, ...