Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
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Utilities face a dilemma: How to deliver power through dry, windy regions without accidentally starting a catastrophic fire.
A German loan for fixing Johannesburg’s electricity utility is unlikely to make much difference to users yet: prices will probably rise faster than inflation.
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
Communities across the state are demanding to know how proposed data centers would affect their electric and water bills, landscapes and quality of life.
Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.
As AI data centers are added to Pennsylvania’s existing infrastructure, they bring the promise of economic growth − and a massive, 24/7 appetite for electricity.
Deregulation promised competition but delivered middlemen instead.
Detroit seniors pay more in homeowner’s insurance, utilities and property tax, and those on fixed incomes can struggle to make ends meet.
How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unprepared.
Annual price rises help businesses to protect their profits in uncertain times – but could be driving inflation.
Power grids could likely handle the surge of demand, but all that light would pollute dark zones nearby.
Electricity rates are soaring in Pennsylvania and other parts of the country. 2 energy experts offer tips to lower your monthly bill.
Public safety shutoffs are becoming routine in fire-prone areas. But when the grid goes down, so do digital transactions.
With the Trump administration prioritizing fossil fuels, cities and states will have to lead the way on clean energy.
Researchers tracked power outages after 8 major storms to see how wealth corresponded to recovery time.
As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.
One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.
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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor of Public Affairs, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Associate Teaching Professor of Business and Economics, Georgetown University
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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
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Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside
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Associate Director of the Center for Geospatial Sciences, University of California, Riverside
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
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Director of Data and Analysis, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Accounting, Newcastle University
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Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California