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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 
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 18, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
EnergyYour utility bills keep going up. Here’s everyone you can blame—AI data centers included
By Jordan BlumMarch 1, 2026
Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo is pictured at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, West Virginia.
EnergyGoogle is building a bevy of renewable energy in Minnesota—including the world’s largest battery system providing power for a whopping 100 hours
By Jordan BlumFebruary 28, 2026
EnergySam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
By Jordan BlumFebruary 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.
EnergyTrump’s AI deal for Silicon Valley: Build your own nuclear, skip years of regulation
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 21, 2026
AITrump says he’ll make tech firms pay for power. They’d love to
By Michelle Ma, Alicia Tang and BloombergJanuary 16, 2026
President Donald Trump, center, delivers remarks about AI infrastructure with Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, Larry Ellison, executive charmain Oracle, and Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images)
EconomyAI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they’re likely to keep going up
By Eleanor PringleOctober 23, 2025
A close up photo of Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
EnergySam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 24, 2025
Josh Shapiro
EnergyPennsylvania threatens to go ‘own way’ if grid won’t change
By Naureen S. Malik, Josh Saul, Tyler Kendall and BloombergSeptember 22, 2025
Chinese grid
AIAI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over
By Eva RoytburgAugust 14, 2025
EnvironmentIberdrola starts €5 billion share sale to boost networks
By Thomas Gualtieri and BloombergJuly 23, 2025
EnvironmentSpain’s historic April 28 blackout sparks new debate over green energy shift
By Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressMay 9, 2025
PoliticsPuerto Rico governor slammed for backing off $365 million in funding for solar power as island recovers from power outages
By Danica Coto and The Associated PressMay 7, 2025
Chevron's CEO sitting in a chair, looking not too thrilled
TechChevron will help build power plants to tackle the ‘biggest energy challenge’ in AI. That same energy could have powered up to 3.5 million homes
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2025
EnvironmentTrump’s interior secretary pick Doug Burgum says U.S. needs to make more electricity from coal to win AI arms race
By Matthew Brown, Jennifer McDermott, Jack Dura and The Associated PressJanuary 17, 2025
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