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Environment
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

The AI bubble you haven't heard about

Utilities may build and charge customers for excess power capacity because AI data center developers submit multiple overlapping electricity requests, inflating demand forecasts.
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Exclusive | NYS Comptroller candidate Raj Goyle wants to take utility hikes out of hands of bureaucrats: 'Getting squeezed'

"My office will audit the state's role in these price hikes," he said. "New Yorkers pay more while utilities and their shareholders pocket tax credits, abatements, bonuses, and side deals - and for years no one in state government has followed the money. I will expose those deals and put real pressure on regulators and Albany to stop letting the system work for utilities while everyone else keeps getting squeezed."
US politics
US politics
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Regulators are limiting a proposed Eversource rate hike in Mass.

Regulators blocked $45 million of Eversource's requested rate increase, averting near-term higher winter gas bills for NSTAR customers while leaving other increases possible.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Millions of households face jump in water bills after watchdog's ruling

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fromFast Company
2 months ago

Meta's massive Louisiana data center needs a $3 billion power upgrade. Who should foot the bill?

In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world's largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields that will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New Orleans at the peak of summer. While the colossal project is impossible to miss in Richland Parish, a farming community of 20,000 residents, not everything is visible, including how much the social media giant will pay toward the more than $3 billion in new electricity infrastructure needed to power the facility.
Environment
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Opinion: As D.C. Retreats, California must lead on affordable clean energy

California must lead the clean energy transition by redesigning its electric grid, enacting urgent legislation, and leveraging cheaper renewables amid federal funding rollbacks.
fromtherealdeal.com
4 months ago

Newsom: Eaton Fire utility lawsuits could stretch already stressed California Wildfire Fund

California Governor Gavin Newsom emphasized the importance of quick cleanups in wildfire-affected areas but acknowledged ongoing challenges such as insurance payouts, rebuilding costs, and accountability.
California
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
5 months ago

Good Morning, News: US Supreme Court Majority Cowards, Queer Youth Crisis Phone Lines in Crisis, and Oregon Legislature Final Exam Cram

The Oregon legislative session is concluding with several significant bills being passed, including ones on transportation, public defense, and utility rate caps.
fromTruthout
5 months ago

Why Is BlackRock Gunning to Take Over a Minnesota Electric Utility?

"The deal would place a vital utility in the private grip of a global financial juggernaut, raising concerns about affordability and transparency for local ratepayers."
Environment
SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

California Senate greenlights energy reform bills as Democrats pursue affordability

California lawmakers are advancing bills to relieve rising electricity costs and regulate investor-owned utilities, led by Sen. Josh Becker.
SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

Lynch: California may need a revolt against its utility commission

California's Public Utilities Commission was established to protect consumers but is now criticized for failing to regulate utility companies effectively.
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