When consumers don’t like the price of gas, groceries, or a haircut, they can shop around for a cheaper option. Not so for electricity. Richard Hirsh at Virginia Tech said utilities have pretty much ...
If your utility bill has increased recently, you're not alone. Electricity costs are, on average, 5.5% higher today than a year ago, and natural gas has increased by 13.8%, according to data from the ...
Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To ...
New Jersey electricity bills rose between 17% and 20% in June 2025, making it a key issue in the governor's race. Politicians are debating whether state policies or the regional grid operator, PJM ...
There have been editorials written and politicians trotting out their plans at town meetings to help us reduce Connecticut’s high electricity prices — some of the highest in the country. All the ...
The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called ...
The grid is strained by increasing demand from electricity-hungry data centers and electric vehicles, disruptions due to severe weather events, and more. The grid is strained by increasing demand from ...
The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called ...
Bitcoin might be trading at $108,000, but the cost to create one coin varies dramatically depending on where it’s mined — and the gulf between countries is staggering. A new chart circulating on X ...
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Shari Edelson has received research funding from the National Park Service, the National Science Foundation and PACT Outdoors. B. Derrick Taff is an Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Education ...
(THE CONVERSATION) If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside from personal inconvenience, why ...