NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies' plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and others signed a nonbinding pledge agreeing to cover the cost of powering AI data centers.

If you’re worried about data centers and AI inflating your electricity bill, you’re not alone. A California watchdog released a report Tuesday urging policymakers to act fast on the state’s ...

New A.I. sites could drive up your power bill. We look at possible solutions. By Claire Brown Tech companies are investing billions of dollars to build energy-hungry data centers at a time when demand ...

Energy companies are powering up for a potential influx of data centers. These facilities consume enormous amounts of electricity. Many people worry the increase in demand could mean skyrocketing ...

Electric bills across the country have been rising faster than the rate of inflation over the past few years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In Pittsburgh last year, ...

Students at the state’s public and charter schools would have to adhere to a statewide dress code under a bill advanced by a House panel. The bill (HSB 681) states that students’ clothing would have ...

Iowa public schools would have to adopt student dress codes that “promote personal hygiene, neatness and modesty” under a bill that’s cleared a House subcommittee. Republican Representative Samantha ...

“Why do I have to pay so much for other people’s stuff on my electric bill?” I knew these were unusual times when my 27-year-old son made that comment as he asked about the public benefits charge on ...

Electricity costs are rising faster than incomes, driven by higher demand, grid investments, extreme weather, inflation, and volatile fuel prices. Average U.S. residential rates projected to reach ...

Homeowners have been paying more for electricity over the past few years, but new analysis has revealed that data centers for artificial intelligence are impacting electricity bills for individual ...

Long Island ratepayers are facing a second month of higher electric and gas bills as the cost of natural gas spikes from a prolonged cold snap. Energy charges tied chiefly to the rising cost of ...