Artificial intelligence needs electricity, and electricity needs freedom By Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston Key Points The U.S. energy system is governed by outdated, slow-moving regulations that hinder the fast-paced growth of artificial intelligence and... Read more Market-based energy reforms let AI industry power itself By EPN Staff Key Points States are adopting Consumer Regulated Energy (CRE) frameworks allowing large users like AI data centers to generate their own electricity without utility regulatio... Read more Georgia PSC races could decide the state’s energy future By EPN Staff Key Points Two Public Service Commission seats could determine the state’s direction on electric rates, energy reliability, and the mix of power generation amid surging deman... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more Power players: GOP state commissioners take on national energy leadership roles By EPN Staff Key Points Four new state commissioners — Kim David (OK), Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (ND), Kevin Thompson (AZ), and Gabriella Passidomo Smith (FL) — were appointed to the NARUC Boar... Read more Trump administration moves to strengthen U.S. coal and energy security By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is opening more federal land for coal mining and investing $625 million to modernize existing coal-fired power plants to enhance reliabilit... Read more Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability MOST VIEWED 1 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant 2 Investigation uncovers alleged ethical issues in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 3 Trump administration moves to rescind Biden-era public lands rule 4 Colorado’s grid expansion could mean billions in growth DONATE
Market-based energy reforms let AI industry power itself By EPN Staff Key Points States are adopting Consumer Regulated Energy (CRE) frameworks allowing large users like AI data centers to generate their own electricity without utility regulatio... Read more Georgia PSC races could decide the state’s energy future By EPN Staff Key Points Two Public Service Commission seats could determine the state’s direction on electric rates, energy reliability, and the mix of power generation amid surging deman... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more Power players: GOP state commissioners take on national energy leadership roles By EPN Staff Key Points Four new state commissioners — Kim David (OK), Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (ND), Kevin Thompson (AZ), and Gabriella Passidomo Smith (FL) — were appointed to the NARUC Boar... Read more Trump administration moves to strengthen U.S. coal and energy security By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is opening more federal land for coal mining and investing $625 million to modernize existing coal-fired power plants to enhance reliabilit... Read more Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability MOST VIEWED 1 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant 2 Investigation uncovers alleged ethical issues in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 3 Trump administration moves to rescind Biden-era public lands rule 4 Colorado’s grid expansion could mean billions in growth DONATE
Georgia PSC races could decide the state’s energy future By EPN Staff Key Points Two Public Service Commission seats could determine the state’s direction on electric rates, energy reliability, and the mix of power generation amid surging deman... Read more Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more Power players: GOP state commissioners take on national energy leadership roles By EPN Staff Key Points Four new state commissioners — Kim David (OK), Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (ND), Kevin Thompson (AZ), and Gabriella Passidomo Smith (FL) — were appointed to the NARUC Boar... Read more Trump administration moves to strengthen U.S. coal and energy security By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is opening more federal land for coal mining and investing $625 million to modernize existing coal-fired power plants to enhance reliabilit... Read more Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability MOST VIEWED 1 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant 2 Investigation uncovers alleged ethical issues in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 3 Trump administration moves to rescind Biden-era public lands rule 4 Colorado’s grid expansion could mean billions in growth DONATE
Newsom holds California back with geothermal veto By EPN Staff Key Points Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 527, which would have streamlined geothermal exploration by exempting test wells from CEQA — a move supporters say would have... Read more Power players: GOP state commissioners take on national energy leadership roles By EPN Staff Key Points Four new state commissioners — Kim David (OK), Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (ND), Kevin Thompson (AZ), and Gabriella Passidomo Smith (FL) — were appointed to the NARUC Boar... Read more Trump administration moves to strengthen U.S. coal and energy security By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is opening more federal land for coal mining and investing $625 million to modernize existing coal-fired power plants to enhance reliabilit... Read more Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
Power players: GOP state commissioners take on national energy leadership roles By EPN Staff Key Points Four new state commissioners — Kim David (OK), Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (ND), Kevin Thompson (AZ), and Gabriella Passidomo Smith (FL) — were appointed to the NARUC Boar... Read more Trump administration moves to strengthen U.S. coal and energy security By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is opening more federal land for coal mining and investing $625 million to modernize existing coal-fired power plants to enhance reliabilit... Read more Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
Trump administration moves to strengthen U.S. coal and energy security By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is opening more federal land for coal mining and investing $625 million to modernize existing coal-fired power plants to enhance reliabilit... Read more Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
Electricity prices outpace inflation, voter patience By EPN Staff Key Points Electricity prices are rising twice as fast as inflation, driven by grid upgrades, soaring data center demand, and higher natural gas costs, turning energy costs in... Read more States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
States roll back energy rules to tackle rising housing costs By EPN Staff Key Points Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order letting builders follow older, less-restrictive 2020 energy standards instead of stricter 2024 rules to speed hous... Read more Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
Georgia embraces 'all of the above' strategy By EPN Staff Key Points Georgia regulators approved an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, adding 4,000 MW of renewables, 1,500 MW of storage, new natural gas and... Read more Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
Report casts doubt on data center growth forecasts By EPN Staff Key Points A London Economics International report, prepared for the Southern Environmental Law Center, argues that U.S. data center plans may be unr... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Affordability
