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.

Yes. A single data center can use far more than the energy needed to power 5,000 American homes, research shows.

A September Stanford report on powering California data centers said the state risks losing property-tax revenue, union construction jobs and “valuable AI talent” if data-center construction moves out ...

New data centers will require billions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades. Some of the costs could be shifted to smaller consumers.

Nike Carstarphen’s electricity bill is rising, even when she’s using less power. The Baltimore resident’s electricity rate jumped 20% from August to September, even though she had cut her usage 40%, ...

Power lines extend north from Wildlands Conservancy's South Mountain Preserve in Emmaus, with the PPL Building in Center City Allentown visible in the background, on Aug. 16, 2025. The Pennsylvania ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri Public Service Commission approved new rates Monday, hoping to protect the public from bill increases due to big data centers. The commission voted ...

The Kalkaska data center project was recently abandoned after community pushback that resulted in death threats towards the developers. Those fears aren’t limited to northern Michigan, and communities ...

Just before her victory this fall, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill jabbed at nearby Virginia, which also had a governor’s race, over its booming data center market. “Right now, we need to produce ...