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China’s electricity consumption climbed 5 per cent to a record high last year, surpassing 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time, the National Energy Administration said on…
The data centers that power the AI boom also need power themselves—and a lot of it. Now the Trump administration wants the tech companies cashing in on AI to foot a bigger part of the…
“We always have far more people applying than we actually accept into our apprenticeship programs,” Madello explains. How many trainees are admitted, he adds, depends largely on how many…
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Donald Trump is poised to ban AI state laws The US President is considering…
Look out for a coal crossover As we ask more from our grid, the key factor that’s going to determine what all this means for climate change is what’s supplying the electricity we’re using.…
Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions—and global temperatures with them—keep rising.…
Across the country, Americans have seen their electricity bills spike this year. Energy prices have been rising faster than inflation, and are expected to just keep rising. In two states…
Americans know AI runs on electricity — and they’re starting to realize they’re the ones paying for it. A recent nationwide survey of more than 1,400 U.S. households found that two-thirds…
At full capacity, the 682-megawatt facility on Jurong Island can power over a million four-room flats The Energy Market Authority’s (EMA) wholly owned subsidiary, Meranti Power, has…
Electricity prices in Thailand have long been a political and economic flashpoint, with frequent allegations of corruption and favoritism benefiting well-connected companies. This week,…
Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August, the first month on record the two renewable sources have crossed that threshold, according to government…
—Yoav Shoham is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and cofounder of AI21 Labs. At Google’s I/O 2025 event in May, the company showed off a digital assistant that didn’t just…
Let’s start with fusion: Google’s deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems is intended to provide the tech giant with 200 megawatts of power. This will come from Commonwealth’s first…
A regional power grid that allows for electricity trade between Asean nations, if fully realised, could unlock up to 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable and energy storage projects, based on…
Americans’ electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation. But upgrades to electric wires, reinforcing and protecting power lines from severe weather, and changing fuel…
If that sounds familiar, it may be because there’s been a constant stream of headlines about energy demand recently, largely because of the influx of data centers—especially those needed…
MORE Chinese regions are cutting electricity prices to help out their embattled industries, which is likely to worsen the squeeze on profits at power suppliers. The richest coastal…
Britain produced its cleanest electricity on record last year with output of fossil fuels at an all-time low and renewables reaching a record-high, a study has showed. Oil, gas and coal…
Australia's renewable energy sector is set for significant growth with the announcement of 19 new projects under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 1. The projects will contribute…
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government will stop rationing electricity services just before the holidays, President Daniel Noboa — who was heavily criticized for the cuts resulting in…
Cuba has been hit with another nationwide blackout after the island's power grid failed on Wednesday. Cuban Power Plant Fails The Electric Union, Cuba's state-run power company, wrote on…
It took more than 20 minutes and eight dropped WhatsApp calls to finally connect with Farida Adel in Gaza. Internet service is not reliable anywhere in the territory, including in the…
MALAYSIA’S Petronas will supply gas to Sabah Electricity for power generation in the regions of Sabah and Labuan, the state-owned energy firm said on Tuesday (Oct 1). Under a five-year…
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is planning to subsidise electricity prices for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, as part of its efforts to promote the use of EVs and meet its energy…
