Utilities want $31 billion more from customers, and your electric bill is about to feel it

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Electric and gas utilities asked state regulators to approve billions in rate increases.

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Ben Horowitz says AI could spark a post-electricity leap in living standards — but risk eroding purpose

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Ben Horowitz at the WIRED25 Summit 2019 in San Francisco.
Ben Horowitz says AI could deliver an electricity-scale leap in living standards — while quietly threatening how humans find meaning.

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There's no such thing as 'free lunch' for Big Tech's electric bill

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An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with a closed-loop cooling system on October 20, 2025, in Vernon, California.

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Flying Parasitic Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush Prey Midair

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Data centers in one nation are driving power demand like nowhere else

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A new McKinsey report suggests data center demand is delaying the switch to low-carbon energy alternatives.

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From coders to creatives: Jon Gray breaks down potential winners and losers of the AI era

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Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, poses for a portrait at the Blackstone Group headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2023.
Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, poses for a portrait at the Blackstone Group headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 18, 2023.

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Stressed Ice Generates Electricity, Researchers Find

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Tesla's AI supercomputer has a Silicon Valley town rushing to meet surging electricity demand

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A Tesla Model Y drives past an electrical substation in Palo Alto, California.
A Tesla Model Y drives past a new electrical substation in Palo Alto, California.

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What it will take to modernize the American grid and usher in the clean-energy revolution

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To reach a carbon-pollution-free grid by 2035, we'll need to build up to 10,100 miles of new transmission lines.

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Making the power grid 'smart' could save us all money and prevent blackouts. Chattanooga made the $280 million investment.

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Let's get smart about our power grid.

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