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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.
Economy

Jerome Powell says you’re right to blame data centers for making your bills more expensive: ‘probably pushing inflation up’

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March 19, 2026
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Energy

‘A bend in the trajectory’: U.S. data center development has hit snags because the power grid is approaching its limits to support them 

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March 18, 2026
A technician in Germany works on a battery system for a Volkswagen electric vehicle.
Economy

The world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter

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Commentary

Your electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it

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March 17, 2026
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Google CEO Sundar Pichai speak at a press conference in front of a Google data center.
Energy

Google and Tesla know electricity is expensive. They’re teaming up to bring you an alternative.

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March 12, 2026
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Success

BlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage

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March 11, 2026
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Energy

Middle-class Americans are paying for the data center and AI boom with higher electric bills and even food costs, Goldman Sachs warns

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February 13, 2026
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Energy

Americans are shocked by utility bills as high as $1,000: They’re paying the price for aging grids, fuel-price whiplash, and extreme weather

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February 10, 2026
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Environment

Over a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity

By Nikki Luke, Conor Harrison and The Conversation
February 4, 2026
Aerial image of the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., off the coast of Rhode Island.
Energy

Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says

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February 3, 2026
A Microsoft data center under construction in Aldie, Virginia, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
Energy

‘The new politics of electricity’: Utilities seek $31 billion in hikes as voters revolt over soaring bills

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January 29, 2026
US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.
Energy

Trump’s AI deal for Silicon Valley: Build your own nuclear, skip years of regulation

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January 21, 2026
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Environment

Electricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says

By Seth Borenstein, Amanda Swinhart and The Associated Press
January 18, 2026
A visual illustration of the digital twin of Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ fusion demonstration machine SPARC. In collaboration with Siemens and Nvidia, the digital twin of SPARC was unveiled at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
Innovation

Fusion power nearly ready for prime time as Commonwealth builds first pilot for limitless, clean energy with AI help from Siemens, Nvidia

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January 7, 2026
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, speaks during the Collision 2022 conference at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.
AI

Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant

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January 2, 2026

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