Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday introduced the first bipartisan bill in Congress aimed at preventing data center power usage from spiking consumers’ electric bills. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some Illinois lawmakers are pushing a new bill to regulate data centers. It's called the POWER Act. That stands for Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers. "By establishing ...

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced Wednesday that it will ensure consumer electricity costs remain steady as it expands its data center footprint. Anthropic said it would work with ...

Jefferies upgraded power producer Vistra Corp. to buy on Monday, arguing that the share price doesn't accurately reflect the likelihood of future data center deals. The investment bank also increased ...

When an artificial intelligence data center was proposed for Westfield, it got the attention of Thomas Flaherty, not just for the $2.75 billion investment or the long-term tax breaks it was seeking.

At POWERGEN 2026, nearly every conversation was defined by questions around not just who could provide power, but how much and how soon. As the AI-driven surge in data center demand outpaces the ...

(WAND) - Illinois Sen. Ram Villivalam joined advocates with the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition on Wednesday to introduce the POWER Act. This legislation would establish guardrails to protect water, ...

The Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a $26.54 billion loan package—the largest single loan commitment in the agency’s history—with Southern Co. subsidiaries Georgia Power and Alabama Power to ...

Fluence Energy's industrial-scale battery systems deliver the clean, stable power that AI data centers require. Credo Technology's high-speed copper cables match fiber-optic performance at a fraction ...

Utilities are adding power lines and other components to the grid as data centers -- needed for Big Tech's expansion of artificial intelligence technologies driving that growth -- lift U.S.