AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills.

The rapid development and widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is posing new challenges for electricity consumption. This is because most AI systems rely on data centers, facilities ...

News cycles are increasingly dominated by debates about AI’s impact on power systems, consumer energy prices, grid emissions ...

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...

Microsoft indicated on Tuesday that it plans to pay more for electricity used to fuel artificial intelligence data centers so that residents don’t have to bear the brunt of the costs. Brad Smith, vice ...