Finance
Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and Alabama
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $27 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan…
Tag: Utilities
Breaking News
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil, gas companies trying to block climate lawsuits
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits…
Washington DC Local News
Discounted energy rates for low-income Marylanders to take effect by 2027 – WTOP News
[ad_1] For the first time, low-income Marylanders will be able to receive a discounted electricity and gas rate from utilities — lowering their bills…
Technology
As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement…
Finance
Why freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power — and heat
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Every morning this week, Newberry Electric Cooperative CEO Keith Avery walks into his office and turns on The Weather Channel. Then…
Technology
Trump administration scraps multimillion-dollar
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled solar projects in Puerto Rico worth millions of dollars,…
Finance
Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
[ad_1] RIPTON, Vermont — At a time when the Trump administration rolled back numerous environmental regulations while global temperatures and U.S. carbon pollution spiked,…
Finance
California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks
[ad_1] Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend…
Finance
Trump administration orders a Colorado coal-fired power generator to stay open
[ad_1] FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a…
US News
Russian Drones Blast Ukraine’s Odesa and Injure 6, Including Children
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight…
Business
Georgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize | Fortune
[ad_1] Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is…
Technology
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company
[ad_1] Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Energy assistance funds released to states after government shutdown delay
[ad_1] Federal funding that millions of Americans use to help pay their heating bills in the winter is arriving weeks behind schedule due to…
Finance
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a…
Business
As voters demand affordability, Stanford economist argues for ‘temporary, targeted price controls’ with supply-side reforms | Fortune
[ad_1] Price controls are literally a textbook example of a policy that creates market inefficiency, but an economist sees some merit in them as…
Technology
Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they’ll need two or three times more electricity within a few years to…
Technology
Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they’ll need two or three times more electricity within a few years to power…
Technology
Voters’ anger at high electricity bills and data centers looms over 2026 midterms
[ad_1] Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Large wind turbine blade detaches in Massachusetts, falls in cranberry bog
[ad_1] A large wind turbine blade detached and fell into a cranberry bog in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon. Plymouth Fire Chief Neil Foley…
World News
Japan-U.S. Outline Investment Plan; Trump Says Toyota to Invest $10 Billion in U.S. Auto Plants
[ad_1] TOKYO—President Trump said Japanese auto giant Toyota is poised to invest $10 billion in auto plants in the U.S., coming as Tokyo released…