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FARGO — The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Wednesday, April 15, approved a temporary variance allowing preliminary construction activities to proceed for power projects to serve a data ...

In the future, you could have another utility bill to pay for: artificial intelligence. That's according to Sam Altman, who says AI will eventually be bought and sold as a basic utility like ...

Texas, which already leads the country in electricity generation from natural gas, coal and wind, has passed California to become the leader in utility-scale solar. Data for 2025, released last week ...

Tens of millions of Americans are facing higher utility bills after regulators approved dozens of rate hikes last year. Regulators green-lit 43 rate hikes across the country in 2025, totaling $11.6 ...

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Amazon.com Inc. alleges that a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned utility in Oregon is failing to provide sufficient power for four new data center facilities, highlighting the strain rapid expansion of ...

This essay considers some limitations of the assumption of utility maximization (Max U) as an explanation of human action. Leading promoters of the assumption explicitly avoid the question of ...

The utilities sector has experienced a roller coaster of performance in the past. Still, utilities are now playing a defensive role amid recent economic and market uncertainty. Despite tariffs and ...

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are increasingly being adopted across various sectors due to their ability to store energy and release it when needed. When compared to relying solely on grid ...

When the Trump administration slashed the workforce of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that included the entire staff managing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.