The sun is burning a hole in Americans' wallets. Back-to-back months of heat records and sweltering days have contributed to rising electricity costs, and experts say that without action ...

The world, particularly the United States, is projected to see a massive jump in data center and artificial intelligence demand for electricity by 2030, per a recently released International ...

Electricity prices are tracking toward heights unseen since the 1990s when factoring in inflation, according to a new report from the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

Norm Kutz has paid less than 5 cents per kilowatt/hour for electricity for the last four years. Kutz, 85, lives in Plain Township, which automatically enrolled him into its opt-out electricity ...

Artificial intelligence is an electricity hog. Google says its total greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50% over five years, mostly due to electricity that powers AI data centers. Every major ...

Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast ...

The region typically faces seasonal power shortages as water levels drop in the winter, but they have become more disruptive because of crypto mining, which is sucking up electricity 24 hours a day.

Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found. By Ivan Penn Individuals and small business have been ...

Many analysts have warned that AI-driven electricity usage is expected to more than double in the next five years as consumers and businesses find varied applications for the technology.

State regulators have approved new Xcel Energy electricity rates for residential customers, which will allow the utility to charge more for power during weekday evening hours, no earlier than October.

Every device requires electricity. When the power goes out in their Clovis, Calif., home, as it does at least a couple of times a year — sometimes for days at a time — the clock starts ticking.