(The Center Square) - Another rate increase for electricity is headed to Colorado, with a similar proposal for gas utilities under consideration.
Artificial intelligence and its machines need electricity—a lot of electricity.
Ohio state Rep. Tristan Rader wants state regulators to take a close look at a plan to purchase Dayton’s electric utility, AES. The $10.7 billion deal would take the utility private — putting it in the hands of a group with few ties to the region and investments that might cause conflicts of interest down […]
During a press conference earlier this month, Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stood firm behind the power of his executive order he issued seeking to limit the impacts of data centers eyeing Kentucky. “The executive order is fully enforceable, and if you don’t believe it, watch me,” Beshear told reporters. “Watch what happens as we […]
Duke Energy was the first SC utility to apply for program that makes it easier to raise power bills on an annual basis.
During a press conference earlier this month, Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stood firm behind the power of his executive order he issued seeking to limit the impacts of data centers eyeing Kentucky. “The executive order is fully enforceable, and if you don’t believe it, watch me,” Beshear told reporters. “Watch what happens as we […]
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada denied an application for a PUCN-led consumer session last week, an unprecedented move advocates say follows a pattern of cutting public input in recent months. Advocates say the denial is another example of utility regulators thwarting public comment on contentious utility issues. In June, the PUCN delayed and rescheduled […]
Voters will decide whether to upend campaign finance in Michigan when they head to the polls in November as outrage over money in politics intensifies pressure for reform. The ballot proposal is one of the most significant efforts to curb outside spending in state politics after a years-long stalemate in Lansing. If it passes, some […]
Separately, state regulators denied a $741 million, five-year transmission improvement plan NIPSCO submitted.
With the prospect of an electrically independent New Hampshire unlikely, officials must consider how the state could find a less lonely path toward achieving its energy goals. A Republican-backed bill passed in 2025 initially called for the state to explore leaving New England’s regional electric system, something supporters hoped would lower bills for ratepayers in […]
