US utilities spend big on rising data center demand, but affordability concerns loom

The largest U.S. electric utilities are ramping up spending on new power infrastructure to meet surging demand from data ...

Utilities want $31 billion more from customers, and your electric bill is about to feel it

Electric and gas providers more than doubled rate increase requests to state regulators last year, often citing soaring ...

Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last

The German manufacturer announced plans to expand factories in several U.S. states and build a new plant in Mississippi.
Grist

Utilities are shutting off power to a growing number of households

Electric utilities across the United States are shutting off power to a growing number of households, according to a recent report that also found most shutoffs happened during last year’s record-hot ...
E&E

Trump’s energy moves rattle electric utilities

The administration’s push for data centers to source their own power is seen by some as a threat to utilities’ business model. The White House’s full-court press on fossil fuel-friendly policies is ...
KSAT

Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy

FILE - People leave the The BlackRock investment company in the Hudson Yards neighborhood of New York, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) (Ted ...