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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

Sandy Bahr (center), the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon chapter director, speaks during a protest on Thursday over Arizona Power Service’s recent decision to walk back its clean energy goals. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

Arizonans Protest State’s Largest Utility Abandoning Clean Energy Commitments

By Wyatt Myskow

Transmission lines stand above a multi-use path adjacent to homes in Loudoun County, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Virginia Regulator Approves Electricity Transmission Line and Towers in Alexandria to Serve One Proposed Data Center

By Charles Paullin

The Kearny Generating Station, owned and operated by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, is seen in Kearny, N.J. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

Utilities Want to Regain the Ability to Build Power Plants in PJM. Consumer Advocates Say That’s Probably a Bad Idea

By Dan Gearino

A crew with the Public Service Electric and Gas Company work on power lines in Ridgefield, N.J. Credit: EMAZ/VIEWpress

New Jersey Orders Probe, Demands Transparency From PJM

By Rambo Talabong

A newly laid natural gas main is seen in Andover, Mass. Credit: Gabe Souza/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Massachusetts Seeks to End Ratepayer-Funded Subsidy for New Natural Gas Connections

By Phil McKenna

Air conditioning units hang out the windows of a housing project during a summer heat wave in the Bronx borough of New York on July 11, 2024. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

New York Can’t Meet Its Ambitious Climate Targets. Maybe the Plan Was Doomed From the Start

By Lauren Dalban

Former state legislator and Tuscaloosa city councilor Cynthia Almond is the newly appointed president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, the state’s top utility regulator. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Alabama’s New Utility Commission President Wants to Hear From ‘All Sides’ as She Assumes New Role

By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Utility workers repair a power line on Feb. 10, 2022, in Ridgefield N.J. Credit: EMAZ/VIEWpress via Getty Images

Are You a Customer of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices in 2026

By Rambo Talabong

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, speaks to supporters during an election night gathering in Queens. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Zohran Mamdani Made Addressing Climate Change Central to His Affordability Plan for New York

By Lauren Dalban

Camp Hill, a majority-Black town of around 1,000 residents, is located in east Alabama’s Tallapoosa County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water

By Lee Hedgepeth

Twinkle Cavanaugh was recently appointed as the State Director for Rural Development in Alabama under the Trump administration. Credit: Twinkle Cavanaugh Campaign

A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator

By Lee Hedgepeth

The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel first filed a complaint against Washington Gas in 2021. Credit: Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images

Maryland Advocates Call for Penalties on Washington Gas After Ruling on False Environmental Claims

By Aman Azhar

Utility workers service a power line in Ridgefield N.J. Credit: EMAZ/VIEWpress via Getty Images

A 20 Percent Electric Bill Surge Tests New Jersey’s Climate Goals

By Rambo Talabong

A view of a data center, one of several in Loudoun County, similar to the proposed project in Fairfax County. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?

By Charles Paullin

A view of the coal-fired Brandon Shores Power Plant in Baltimore. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Consumer Watchdog Accuses Regional Grid Operator of Overcharging Marylanders for Power

By Aman Azhar

A crew works on a Duke Energy substation in Carthage, N.C. Credit: Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

N.C. Treasurer Names Conservative Climate Skeptic to State Utilities Commission

By Lisa Sorg

A view of a North Philadelphia neighborhood. Some neighborhoods face much higher temperatures in the summer than other areas of the city. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills

By Kiley Bense

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