Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maine has some of the highest electricity rates in the country — only five states had higher residential prices in November 2025.

Data center owners would report their water and energy usage to the state if a Pennsylvania bill made it to the governor’s ...

A CyrusOne data center in Aurora, Illinois. The city recently passed stricter rules around data centers amid complaints from residents. As public sentiment shifts on Illinois data centers, a new ...

With its debut at COP28, the NZDPU improves access to credible data to speed climate action. Addressing climate change is a tall order, as countless climate meetings and summits including COP28 will ...

A pair of bills that aim to help Pennsylvania regulate potential data centers passed the House of Representatives on Monday, ...

State legislators last week passed a bill requiring the Public Utilities Commission to consider the impact of affordability and publicize data from utility companies in an effort to rein in the ...

Microsoft’s pledge to be more transparent with communities on how it develops and operates data centers was welcomed and also drew skepticism from Wisconsin environmental groups. The January 13 ...

In an August article (Herald, Aug. 1), the reporter noted proposals for utility price increases and said, “An Engage Durango forum about the city’s stormwater management program and the proposed ...

NorthWestern Energy announced it filed an application requesting approval of its terms for serving data centers — a “Large New Load Tariff.” The utility filed the application this week with the ...