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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.
EconomyJerome Powell says you’re right to blame data centers for making your bills more expensive: ‘probably pushing inflation up’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 19, 2026
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Energy‘A bend in the trajectory’: U.S. data center development has hit snags because the power grid is approaching its limits to support them 
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 18, 2026
A technician in Germany works on a battery system for a Volkswagen electric vehicle.
EconomyThe world’s EVs were already replacing 70% of Iran’s oil exports. The war just made that matter
By Tristan BoveMarch 18, 2026
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CommentaryYour electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it
By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Google CEO Sundar Pichai speak at a press conference in front of a Google data center.
EnergyGoogle and Tesla know electricity is expensive. They’re teaming up to bring you an alternative.
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 12, 2026
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SuccessBlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage
By Preston ForeMarch 11, 2026
A woman on the street holding a carboard sign reading, "We say NO to the data center"
EnergyMiddle-class Americans are paying for the data center and AI boom with higher electric bills and even food costs, Goldman Sachs warns
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 13, 2026
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EnergyAmericans are shocked by utility bills as high as $1,000: They’re paying the price for aging grids, fuel-price whiplash, and extreme weather
By Ashley LutzFebruary 10, 2026
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EnvironmentOver a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity
By Nikki Luke, Conor Harrison and The ConversationFebruary 4, 2026
Aerial image of the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., off the coast of Rhode Island.
EnergyTrump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says
By Tristan BoveFebruary 3, 2026
A Microsoft data center under construction in Aldie, Virginia, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
Energy‘The new politics of electricity’: Utilities seek $31 billion in hikes as voters revolt over soaring bills
By Jordan BlumJanuary 29, 2026
US President Donald Trump delivers a special address during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026.
EnergyTrump’s AI deal for Silicon Valley: Build your own nuclear, skip years of regulation
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 21, 2026
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EnvironmentElectricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says
By Seth Borenstein, Amanda Swinhart and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
A visual illustration of the digital twin of Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ fusion demonstration machine SPARC. In collaboration with Siemens and Nvidia, the digital twin of SPARC was unveiled at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
InnovationFusion power nearly ready for prime time as Commonwealth builds first pilot for limitless, clean energy with AI help from Siemens, Nvidia
By Jordan BlumJanuary 7, 2026
Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, speaks during the Collision 2022 conference at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.
AIGoogle ex-CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant
By Jordan BlumJanuary 2, 2026
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By Fortune EditorsMarch 30, 2026
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