Oregon approves PGE’s 29.7% rate hike for data centers under landmark law

How utilities shift data center electricity costs onto regular ratepayers

Large tech companies like Google and Meta are securing massive amounts of electricity for AI data centers, and electric utilities are compet

Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise

Democratic Senators Investigate Data Centers' Impact on Electricity Costs

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Richard Blumenthal are investigating major tech companies (Google, Microsoft, Am

San Francisco Considers PG&E Takeover as Outages and High Bills Fuel Public Power Debate

San Francisco is considering a takeover of PG&E amid growing frustration over power outages and soaring electricity costs. Joe Dabit, owner

Bipartisan bill fails to protect US consumers from datacenters’ true costs, critics warn

Maine Advances First Statewide Moratorium on Large Data Centers Through 2027

Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature has advanced the nation's first statewide moratorium on large data centers, temporarily blocking p