AI data centers are forcing dirty ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak ...

Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead

Power bills for about a fifth of Americans are expected to continue to rise after the largest U.S. grid operator, PJM ...
Electronic Design

Modernizing the AC Power Grid for Future Stability

Rising electricity demand from EVs and AI is stressing a grid built of centralized, rotating generators. Renewables can ...
POWER MagazineOpinion

AI Is Draining the Grid—and the Power Solution Is Sitting Idle Right Next Door

AI is pushing data center power demand to new highs. Commercial rooftop solar nearby could help meet it without straining the ...
Forbes

Why America’s Power Grid Will Be Able To Withstand The $2.5 Trillion A.I. Datacenter Building Boom

Tech giants want to double A.I. electricity consumption in 5 years by enough to power more than 30 million homes. America can do it. Between now and 2030, the giants of A.I. like OpenAI, Google, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

We Need to Uberize the Power Grid for AI

Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column. One-in-six US ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Georgia Power proposal could raise bills as company seeks to expand grid

Georgia Power wants to add 10 gigawatts of power to the grid to meet rising demand. PSC staff say the plan could raise monthly bills by about $20. Commissioners are set to vote on the proposal Dec. 19 ...
The Motley Fool

What Does Purchasing Power Mean?

Purchasing power refers to the quantity of goods or services $20 can buy today. Inflation erodes purchasing power, making $10 buy fewer loaves of bread over 10 years. Investing in S&P 500 funds can ...