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EnergyUtility CEOs pocket $626 million as American energy bills hit record highs
By Tristan BoveMay 1, 2026
Duke Energy trucks amassed in January at the Charlotte Motor Speedway to help restore power after Winter Storm Fern.
EnergyUtility giant Duke Energy plans to spend industry record $103 billion on growth as data centers and affordability take center stage
By Jordan BlumApril 25, 2026
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EnergyU.S. utilities are planning a $1.4 trillion spending spree, up 30%, over the next five years amid the AI construction boom
By Jordan BlumApril 14, 2026
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Personal Finance‘Every time you see that power bill, you’re just sick’: Meet a West Virginian whose $900 electric charge is more than her fixed income
By Margie Mason and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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CommentaryYour electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it
By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
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SuccessMeet the grandmother living out of a 400-ft ‘granny pod’ to save money and help with child care—it’s become an American ‘economic necessity’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 15, 2026
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EnergyAmericans are shocked by utility bills as high as $1,000: They’re paying the price for aging grids, fuel-price whiplash, and extreme weather
By Ashley LutzFebruary 10, 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
By Jordan BlumJanuary 29, 2026
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EnergyUtility CEO on the data center crunch: America’s ‘check engine light’ is on and ‘no one’s going to pay attention until it breaks down’
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 24, 2025
Georgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize
EnergyGeorgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
Exelon CEO: The ‘warning lights are on’ for U.S. electric grid resilience and utility prices amid AI demand surge
ConferencesExelon CEO: The ‘warning lights are on’ for U.S. electric grid resilience and utility prices amid AI demand surge
By Jordan BlumDecember 9, 2025
As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms
EconomyAs voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms
By Jason MaNovember 16, 2025
Some consumers are paying to power data centers that don’t exist yet while states ask if demand forecasts are real — ‘Nobody really knows’
EnergySome consumers are paying to power data centers that don’t exist yet while states ask if demand forecasts are real — ‘Nobody really knows’
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressNovember 16, 2025
The under-the-radar factor that helped Democrats win in Virginia, New Jersey, and Georgia 
AIThe under-the-radar factor that helped Democrats win in Virginia, New Jersey, and Georgia 
By Sharon GoldmanNovember 5, 2025
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
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