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As data centers drive up electricity costs, the fight over who’s footing the bill continues

Consumer advocates in various states are warning that utilities could foist the cost of data center-driven buildouts onto regular ratepayers. [...]

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Why do AI data centers use so many resources?

With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count these facilities as neighbors are now facing water shortages and straine [...]

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Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state

The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has vetoed a bill that halts the construction of large data centers in the state until the fall of 2027. While the bill passed both houses of the Maine's legis [...]

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Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is a middle finger to US solar energy

The so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” will, if passed, make sweeping changes to the US’ clean energy market. While some of the worst provisions affecting the industry were stripped out during Sena [...]

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Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, [...]

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Meta will fund seven new natural gas plants to power its biggest data center yet

Meta will essentially foot the power bill for the $27 billion mega data center it's building in Louisiana. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the company struck a deal to fund the e [...]

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‘The American people should not be footing the bill for the benefit of private companies': Tech giants sign White House pledge to not pass on data center electricity costs to consumers - here's everything you need to know

The Ratepayer Protection Pledge has been signed by numerous hyperscalers and AI companies, and seeks to prevents American consumers footing the bill for increased energy demand due to data centers. [...]

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New York lawmakers introduce bill that aims to halt data center development for three years

On Friday, New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill that would stop the issuance of permits for new data centers for at least three years and ninety days to give time [...]

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Toyota's Prius Prime saved me gas money but probably not the environment

I’ve always wondered what it would be like to own a plug-in hybrid, and recently, fate handed me that opportunity. On a recent trip to Vancouver, I rented a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime for nearly two mo [...]

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The best portable SSDs for 2025

Whether you want to back up the data on your PC, transfer videos from your Mac or offload a few games from your PlayStation 5, a portable SSD is a quick and easy way to expand your storage. These litt [...]

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