The increase in planet-warming emissions came after two years of decline as demand for electricity has been surging.

The West Virginia Public Service Commission will hear evidence and receive public input regarding the latest electric rate increase requests from Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. (File Photo) ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Spring 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. Two half-built nuclear reactors have sat unused in Fairfield County, S.C., for the last seven years, a ...

Increased power demands from data centers are significantly impacting electricity costs for consumers. Data centers' rapid growth and high energy consumption are unprecedented, raising concerns about ...

The West Virginia Public Service Commission heard evidence and received public input Tuesday regarding the latest electric rate increase requests from Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. (File Photo ...

The Magnolia State is hungry for more power, and its leadership is willing to be aggressive both in the public and private sector to obtain it. Reeves also said he wants the state to look closer at ...

ATLANTA (AP) — With data centers flooding into Georgia, utility regulators face a big decision: Should they let Georgia Power Co. spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50 ...