PowerLines
Coverage of PowerLines in the Nexus archive.
- Utility companies planning to invest $1.4 trillion in power grids for AI, report finds
U.S. utility companies plan to invest $1.4 trillion over the next five years to strengthen the nation's power grid, according to a report by PowerLines. The report was released by the nonpartisan nonprofit consumer education organization.
- Utilities to spend $1.4 trillion over 5 years amid data center boom
Utilities plan to invest $1.4 trillion over five years driven by the data center boom. Investor-owned utilities surveyed by PowerLines identified data centers as a primary factor in capital spending decisions.
- Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
West Virginians face soaring electricity bills exceeding mortgages, contradicting Donald Trump's 2016 promise to halve energy costs. Rising utility prices, including a 4.8% national increase, strain households, with some forced to choose between heating and food. Energy cost concerns resurface as a political issue amid ongoing rate hikes.