The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers
Winter Storm Fern's cold snap, combined with rising electricity demand from AI data centers, caused wholesale price spikes and stressed regional power grids.
Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories - now comes the hard part
Rising utility bills and growing electricity demand from AI data centers, electric vehicles, and manufacturing are influencing elections and pressuring Democrats to lower consumer electricity prices.
Trump told a major offshore wind project to stop construction just before it reached the finish line.
BOEM ordered Revolution Wind—80% complete—to halt activities over national security and interference concerns, threatening power delivery to 350,000+ homes while Ørsted weighs legal action.