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PSO rate increase? Here’s what’s going on with your high electricity bills

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://tulsaflyer.org/2026/07/31/your-money/post/pso-rate-increase-electricity-bills/

Anthropic is rolling out $50 B of AI‑focused data centers across New York and Texas, but the real story is how they’ll battle soaring electricity costs and grid limits. What does this mean for AI investment and regional power markets? Read on to find out. #Anthropic #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #ElectricityCosts

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/anthropic-aims-curb-costs-it-launches-usd-50b-data-centers-ny-texas

#Rising #electricityprices are causing concern, with #datacentres in states like #Virginia, #Illinois, and #Ohio facing blame. The #PJM #grid, serving these states, faces a demand-supply #imbalance. While other factors also play a role, the unprecedented growth in #datacentredemand is a major contributor to rising #electricitycosts. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/data-centers-are-concentrated-in-these-states-heres-whats-happening-to-electricity-prices-.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Sparks fly. Energy costs are costing rail freight http://dlvr.it/TPGBQp #ElectricityCosts #FridayFreightForum #InDepth #Opinion

Utility company CenterPoint Energy has reached a settlement agreement with several Houston-area municipalities to spend $3.2 billion over the next several years as part of its systemwide resiliency plan. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2025/06/17/524284/centerpoint-energy-reaches-3-2-billion-resiliency-plan-agreement-with-houston-area-cities/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #CenterPointEnergy #CityOfHouston #ElectricityCosts #HurricaneBeryl #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #ResiliencyInitative

Big Tech is striking secret deals to make you foot its electricity bill

https://web.archive.org/web/20250314114652/https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-secret-energy-deals-utility-bills-cost-consumers-2025-3

#HackerNews #BigTech #Energy #Deals #SecretAgreements #ConsumerCosts #UtilityBills #ElectricityCosts

The Houston City Council is expected to deny CenterPoint Energy’s latest request for a rate increase during a meeting on Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/01/07/510059/houston-city-council-expected-to-deny-centerpoint-request-to-increase-rate-for-now/

#Business #CityOfHouston #EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #CenterPointEnergy #EdHirs #ElectricityCosts #HoustonCityCouncil #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas #RateIncreases

CenterPoint Energy has agreed to move forward with a state review of its rates. Some say the utility's customers deserve a rate decrease in the aftermath of extended storm-related power outages.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/11/12/505840/centerpoint-opens-conversation-with-state-on-their-rates-putting-a-rate-drop-on-the-table/

#EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Centerpoint #CenterPointEnergy #Derecho #ElectricityCosts #ElectricityRatePlans #HurricaneBeryl

It’s outrageous that Australian governments continue to prioritise the gas cartel and foreign interests over affordable electricity for Australians. As Rex Patrick reveals in the latest FOI documents, that’s exactly what’s happening.

In October 2022, nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, then WA Premier Mark McGowan advised the federal government to follow his state’s lead on managing rising gas and electricity prices.

#auspol #energycrisis #rexpatrick #gasprices #electricitycosts #westernaustralia #markmcgowan #governmentpolicy #gascartel #abc730 #australia #gascartel
#resourcesector #gasindustry #chevron #exxonmobil #woodside #shell

https://michaelwest.com.au/fois-gas-cartel-conned-government-fixed-high-energy-prices/

Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Increases Mining Output by 10% - Iris Energy has reported a 10% increase in bitcoin production during August 2024, ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-miner-iris-energy-increases-mining-output-by-10/ #electricitycosts #miningefficiency #aicloudservices #cryptocurrency #bitcoinmining #revenuegrowth #datacenters #blockchain #irisenergy #hashrate #mining

Houston-area residents and businesses, hundreds of thousands of whom went without electricity in the days following last week’s deadly windstorm, will end up having to cover the costs associated with turning their power back on.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/05/24/488601/houston-area-customers-will-cover-centerpoints-100-million-plus-power-restoration-costs-after-deadly-storm/

#EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #CenterPointEnergy #ElectricityBills #ElectricityCosts #HoustonEnergy #PowerOutages #PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas

About 47% of Houston-area residents with low to moderate incomes say they consider their electricity bills to be unaffordable, a percentage that's higher than the statewide average, according to a survey conducted by a Texas nonprofit.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/04/15/483521/survey-nearly-half-of-houston-area-residents-with-low-to-moderate-incomes-consider-electricity-bills-unaffordable/

#Business #EnergyEnvironment #Finances #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #ElectricityBills #ElectricityCosts #ElectricityPrices #GulfCoast #LowIncome #TexasEnergyPovertyResearchInstitute

Bitcoin Mining in 2023: 18 Profitable ASIC Devices and the Dominance of Three Major Manufacturers Revealed - According to statistics from mid-May 2023, 18 different application-specific integ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-mining-in-2023-18-profitable-asic-devices-and-the-dominance-of-three-major-manufacturers-revealed/ #globalelectricityrates #antminers19xphydro #electricitycosts #electricityrates #topmanufacturers #terahashoutput #bitcoinmining #hashratesurge #manufacturers

“With electricity prices rising, people see solar as a way to mitigate increases,” said David Brushett, chair of Solar Nova Scotia.

“Also, people care about the issues of climate change

Nova Scotia’s solar industry continues to soar at a record pace - Halifax | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/9332588/nova-scotia-solar-industry-growing-record-pace/ #nspoli #solar #climate #electricityCosts