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

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, ...

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry.

How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but ...

Millions of Indian homes unknowingly waste electricity through 'phantom loads' and inefficient appliances, inflating bills ...

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

The other notable change is a drop in the use of natural gas. While natural gas use fell by just under 4 percent, its status as the largest single source of generation in the US means that even small ...

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called ...

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 ...