Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of ...

Utilities warn that new AI-optimized facilities can consume as much power as a small city, straining an already aging grid ...

San José and PG&E are preparing massive grid upgrades, but AI demand could nearly triple the city's energy use.

Advocacy groups hope the United States will impose restrictions on cryptocurrency mining as governments around the world crack down on the booming industry stressing electrical grids. Last January, ...

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. AI’s integration into our lives is ...

If your electricity bill seems shockingly high, you're not imagining it. A big part of the spike is being driven by rising artificial intelligence electricity demand. PJM Interconnection, the largest ...

Studies that track this full “electricity-to-wheel” chain typically find that hydrogen fuel-cell cars use about two to three ...

Major industrial producers of gases consume more power than many tech and oil giants. Their electricity-intensive production accounts for 2% of carbon emissions in China and the U.S., yet these ...

In 2023, electric bills increased a whopping 6.3%, according to Statista. That was the highest increase since the beginning of the century. And since then, they’ve gone up almost 4 percent more. Let’s ...