(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Governor signs bills that boosters say will shift costs to utilities and add power to grid under pressure from data centers
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Governor signs bills that boosters say will shift costs to utilities and add power to grid under pressure from data centers
(Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)Measures involving solar, nuclear designed to broaden electric grid supplies and contain costs as data centers raise demand
(Pixabay)A report by PJM, the regional power grid operator, acknowledges trouble ahead. Here's our shot to boost reliability and control costs
Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images via Inside Climate NewsRegulators approved incentives for three projects totaling 355 megawatts, hoping a stockpile can come online faster than other energy sources
AP Photo/Jenny KaneElectricity-sucking AI is driving up everyone's bills, sponsor says, and the industry should turn to wind, solar, geothermal or nuclear
(NJ Spotlight News)Major change from last year, when consumer costs skyrocketed and Democratic governors threatened utilities with rate caps
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Advocates urge PJM Interconnection to streamline process for connecting new clean energy sources to power grid
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)PJM is under scrutiny over rising electricity costs. Lawmakers want a clearer look at how the nonprofit operates
(AP Photo/James Brooks)The decisions follow President Trump’s move to block US offshore wind development
(AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)PJM Interconnection has overseen two record-breaking capacity auctions, leading to costs that get passed on to consumers

‘At the center of the problem is a conflict of interest’ involving public utilities

Spokesman characterizes bulk of rhetoric blaming the grid operator as ‘misdirected and far from fair’
(New Jersey Senate Democrats)‘The real issue is that supply has been deliberately obstructed, and demand has been artificially inflated’

Energy prices in NJ are set to increase within weeks

Energy bills set to spike on June 1
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Electric bills are set to increase by an average $20 starting in June
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)The nation’s largest power grid operator is having oversize problems, consigning it to the bottom tier of a new scorecard ranking all grid operators
(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)State tries a second time for a regional approach to building — and paying for — transmission lines

Top officials from Biden administration give Congress an update on the economy.

New medical center boasts its own power generation plant, promising reduced emissions and bills.