April 16, 2026

Energy

Energy

Leading Global Energy Group Puts New Focus on AI and Energy

The International Energy Agency, a respected global analyst of energy trends for the past 50 years, has launched a new initiative on the rising energy consumption by data centers to power AI. “The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has put the electricity consumption of data centers in focus, making better stocktaking more important than ever,”

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Do energy drinks cause heart issues?

MINNEAPOLIS — Energy drinks have been around since the 1940s, and in recent years, they’ve become all the buzz — especially with young people. But studies have shown they may not be as popular with our hearts. So do energy drinks cause heart issues? Good Question. Caffeine and college students — it’s almost a prerequisite to

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Mendota Elementary goes solar, may cut 80% of its energy costs – Shaw Local

How would you like to save 80% of your electric bill? Mendota Elementary believes it can save that much – and recoup their startup costs in just a few years. Thursday, district officials cut a ceremonial ribbon outside Northbrook School, one of the three school buildings now equipped with solar panels. The panels are installed

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PG&E customers face high energy rates amid ongoing heat wave

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Megan Antijunti is just one Fresno resident that says she’s experienced a recent increase in her PG&E bill. “It went from 284.70 to 529.82,” said Megan Antijunti. Antijunti tells Action News she’s lived in her west central Fresno home since 2009 and she’s never seen her electric bill rates this high

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Illinois Republicans close out RNC with energy behind ‘more focused, disciplined’ Trump

MILWAUKEE — Hours before former President Donald Trump accepted the GOP nomination, Illinois Republicans on Thursday claimed the “the table has been flipped” on Democrats who head toward the Nov. 5 election with uncertainty at the top of the ticket while the GOP builds momentum. The state’s super-minority Republicans are leaving the GOP National Convention

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Overturning Biden’s LNG order key to expanding Texas’ energy industry, congressman says

MILWAUKEE — In an event on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention, Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, singled out two key agenda items for his constituents in the oil-producing Permian Basin: overturning a Biden Administration directive on liquefied natural gas and passing legislation to ease permitting delays for major infrastructure projects. Both actions must be

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Keystone XL Developer TC Energy Listed as RNC Host Committee Sponsor

TC Energy, a Calgary-based energy company with operations throughout North America, is a sponsor of the Republican National Convention Host Committee, according to the committee’s website. The convention, currently taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will confirm Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s candidate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. TC Energy was the driving force

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Scammers targeting Rhode Island Energy customers via phone

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Energy said there has been an uptick in scammers that are going around pretending to be from the utility provider and demanding money from customers. A woman reached out to 12 Responds regarding a phone call she received from someone who appeared to be from Rhode Island Energy. She

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Lithium mine pits clean energy against rare native plant

Listen to this article GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — A botanist gently strokes the pollen of endangered wildflowers with a paintbrush as she tries to reenact nature inside a small greenhouse in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada. It’s part of a lithium mining company’s grand experiment intended to help keep an extremely rare desert plant from

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Daily Hampshire Gazette – Clean energy bill passes clears House with GOP opposition

A GE Haliade-X Turbine stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 project area, which is located south of Martha’s Vineyard. Eric Haynes/Courtesy Avangrid BOSTON — The Massachusetts House was split along party lines Wednesday night in voting to support climate and energy legislation that would “help accelerate the green transition,” according to the bill’s lead architect.

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