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A New N.C. Ratepayer Bill Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, but Incentivizes Fossil Fuels

The price of fuel, such as natural gas, and the build-out of fossil fuel infrastructure are largely behind recent rate hikes in the state.

By Lisa Sorg

A gas turbine is delivered to Duke Energy’s natural gas-fired power plant in Lincoln County, North Carolina, in 2019. Credit: Duke Energy
An aerial view of a coal ash pond in Jefferson County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Environmentalists Turn Out in Force to Oppose Trump Coal Ash Rollbacks

By Arcelia Martin

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a primary election night event on May 19 in Warminster, Pa. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s Governor Has a Plan to Make Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By Kyle Bagenstose

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference on May 5 in Menands, N.Y. Credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images

As Communities Warn of Health Risks, New York Will Weaken Its Landmark Climate Law

By Lauren Dalban

The construction site of a data center developed by Related Digital for Oracle and OpenAI is seen on May 6 in Saline, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA Seeks Looser Construction Rules for Gas Plants, Data Centers and Factories

By Charles Paullin

Officials and local workers pose for photos following the ceremonial groundbreaking for SoftBank’s PORTS Technology Campus near Piketon, Ohio. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News

A Massive, Trump-Backed Power Plant May Be Too Big to Succeed

By Dan Gearino

Brian Faulknier speaks to the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

A Gas Plant Proposal for Rural Virginia Gets Local Land Use Approval

By Charles Paullin

The coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

By Dan Gearino

Talen Energy’s Montour County power plant. Credit: Talen Energy

Pennsylvania County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed a Data Center

By Jon Hurdle

Georgia Power is planning to add four combined-cycle gas turbines at its coal-fired Bowen power plant in Bartow County, Georgia. Credit: Alan Cressler/USGS

Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution

By Ryan Krugman

Duke Energy’s Asheville Combined Cycle Station, a natural gas power plant, in Buncombe County, N.C. Credit: Duke Energy

Duke Energy Plans to Build a Massive Natural Gas Power Plant in Davidson County. But Where, Exactly?

By Lisa Sorg

A view of the formerly coal-fired Chesterfield Power Station, where the natural gas-fueled Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center would go. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Virginia Regulators Approve First New Gas Plant Since Passage of Clean Economy Act

By Charles Paullin

The Fluvanna County Planning Commission meets on Nov. 18 inside the Carysbrook Performing Arts Center in Fork Union, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

County Planning Commission in Virginia Delays Vote Again on Proposed Gas Plant That Aims to Link to PJM Grid

By Charles Paullin

Power lines run through West Reading, Pa. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Pennsylvania to Leave RGGI as Part of an Overdue Budget Deal

By Jon Hurdle

A view of Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Trump’s Order to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Running Has Cost $80 Million So Far

By Marianne Lavelle

The Fluvanna County Planning Commission deferred any decision on Tenaska Energy’s proposal until November during a meeting last week. Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Gas Plant That’s Part of PJM’s Fast-Tracked Process Is Getting Pushback in Virginia 

By Charles Paullin

Duke Energy plans to apply for a license extension for its nuclear plants, including Shearon Harris in southern Wake County. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

In Its New Carbon Plan, Duke Energy Gambles on Coal as a Shorter-Term Fix for Powering Data Centers

By Lisa Sorg

Duane Brankley stands outside his home in Chesterfield County, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Dominion’s Proposed Peaker Plant Flouts Environmental Justice, Community Says

By Charles Paullin

The construction site of a 65-acre data center on May 13 in Aurora, Colo. The new facility could consume as much electricity as 176,000 homes. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit

By Deep Vakil

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