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According to Hawaiian Electric, crews in 2025 inspected all 187 manholes and 140 underground vaults across the downtown network and wrapped up key repairs at the Iwilei substation to boost transformer ...

Utility companies in Washington are trying to incentivize their customers to lower their electricity consumption at certain times. Some are charging higher rates during peak demand and offering lower ...

While charging comparably high electric rates, Michigan utilities continue to rank among the worst in the nation in reliability. Now, the Public Service Commission (PSC) wants them to increase their ...

What the AI jobs panic is missing.

JUPITER, Fla. – Remember this viral Lady Gaga meme? “No sleep. Bus. Club. ‘nother club. ‘nother club. Plane. Next place. No sleep.” ...

President Trump says he wants to buy Greenland. We explore if that could actually happen in a video collaboration between Politico and Business Insider. In 1987, when Donald Trump was first flirting ...

The president is scheduled to unveil his Ratepayer Protection Pledge as he greenlights data centers to power America’s race ...

Years of negotiations over Seattle City Light’s relicensing of three dams on the upper Skagit River appear to be nearing the finish line, with a pending historic agreement that includes fish passage ...

Once again, Stage 4 water restrictions will be back in effect, impacting nearly two million customers along Calgary’s water system.

Opponents say Maryland's dozens of data centers put more pressure on the state’s already fragile energy grid and contribute ...

The GSMA and Zindi today announced the launch of the African Trust & Safety LLM Challenge, a landmark initiative designed to help define the next generation of global AI safety standards. Unveiled at ...