During a cold spell on Jan. 23, 2025, Dominion Energy hit an all-time peak load with 24,678 megawatts of electricity use recorded. But that’s nothing compared to what future data centers will demand, ...

Early last year, a cluster of data centers in Virginia suddenly dropped off the power grid, threatening the stability of the already vulnerable system. The roughly 40 data centers, which had been ...

Data centers are proliferating in Virginia and a blind man in Baltimore is suddenly contending with sharply higher power bills. The Maryland city is well over an hour’s drive from the northern ...

Data center developer Applied Digital is investing $75 million in power system upgrades in eastern North Dakota as it looks ...

U.S. power grids are struggling to keep up with surging data center demand, forcing operators to offer “bring your own generation” or conditional grid access to hyperscalers. Big Tech is pushing back ...

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AI data centers are pushing up electricity demand and fueling higher electricity prices for U.S. households, according to energy experts. Consumers in certain areas of the country like the West and ...