Reconductor or Rebuild?
When a transmission corridor runs out of capacity, a utility has two basic options: string new, higher-capacity wire on the towers already standing, or build an entirely new line on…
Electric Rates up after $50B Windfall for generators. They Blame Data Centers. Wrong
From 2023-2025, PJM’s 67 million customers paid $2.2B per year for reserve capacity. From 2025-2029, they are being charged $15B per year. Now, the companies hope to lock in ~$20B/year…
OpenAI Gigawatt of flexible power credited for consumer rate decrease
Data Centers can and should bring down consumer prices Georgia Power customers’ bills will go down $15/month by 2029, the company promises. (Below.) OpenAI will switch up to a gigawatt…
data centers only a few % of Electric Demand
Not enough to cause a crisis. Supply growing faster than demand because of surge in solar article to come