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05/05/2026

03/12/2026

Township is first in Licking County to ban data centers.

An official court reporter was poised to take copious notes on all the testimony that would come during a public hearing on a proposed ban of data centers in St. […]

02/13/2026

The state is mulling a bill that calls for all new generation to be “affordable, reliable, and clean” — but its strained definitions would exclude…

01/12/2026

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Utah-based residential solar panel company, alleging the company used high-pressure sales tactics and misleading claims that left Ohio consumers...

10/26/2025

The leader of one of the largest public water utilities in Ohio stood before the people of Utica on Tuesday to explain why Del-Co Water Company is looking for water […]

10/22/2025

Sudden fluctuations in solar energy are jeopardising the country’s energy supply

10/15/2025

MOUNT VERNON — City Treasurer David Stuller said city council members must decide whether the economic impact of the Frasier Solar decision is worth appealing to the Ohio Supreme Court. One hundred...

10/09/2025

“Fresno county residents are paying nearly $1,000 more annually in electricity bills than the state average despite producing so much clean energy in the Valley,” Eliseo Gamino, RCR’s board vice president, told PV Magazine USA, adding that it’s “unethical and unfair,” especially when energy projects on farmland can put much-needed agricultural jobs at risk.

A democratically organized nonprofit is giving a seat at the clean energy table to 36 communities in Western Fresno County.

10/08/2025

AI Boom Drives Up Electric Bills
A Bloomberg review of electricity prices at tens of thousands of locations across the U.S. found wholesale electricity is up to 267% more expensive than it was five years ago in areas near new AI data centers. A new generation of data centers that can support advanced AI is rapidly being built up. In the U.S. alone, spending on the construction of this infrastructure has tripled over the last three years. Data centers, which support functions such as cloud storage, video streaming, and AI training for companies of all sizes, consume tremendous amounts of electrical and water resources. Recent analysis from Goldman Sachs Research forecasts that about 60 percent of the increasing electricity demands from data centers will be met by burning fossil fuels, increasing global carbon emissions by about 220 million tons. The electrical usage of data centers is estimated to double by 2035 as power plants expand to support data needs.



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10/01/2025

Ohio's Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R) has introduced a bill that will allow utility companies to automatically adjust your thermostat at your house. House Bill 427 would create a voluntary demand response program. Customers would be able to override power reductions at any time, but it could limit their participation in the program in the future. What do you think?

An Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill that will allow utility companies to automatically adjust your thermostat at your house.