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 ...

It’s no secret that U.S. electricity prices have been rising over the last few years: The average residential energy bill in 2025 was roughly 30 percent higher than in 2021. This jump is largely in ...

Indiana lawmakers are trying to address rising energy costs in the state. A bill making its way through the Hoosier State’s legislature aims to make utilities prioritize affordability and reliability.

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 ...

WASHINGTON-- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) introduced the Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers (GRID) Act to stop data centers from driving ...

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 ...

New Jersey customers’ electric bills increased by as much as 20% last summer. They could rise again this year. New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill attends a photo opportunity in the governor's office ...