Opinion:Power demand is exploding and the grid is strained, driving up electricity bills. Here’s why prices are spiking—and what could stabilize them.

Solar supplied 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025, as rising power needs were met largely by record solar and batteries.

The world has firmly crossed into the “Age of Electricity.” That is a unifying finding in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) 2025 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), which shows a global power sector being reshaped simultaneously by surging demand,

Electricity rates are also rising sharply in many other jurisdictions across North America, including ones with little or no nuclear generation. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, average residential rates across the United States increased 5 per cent for the year ended Oct. 31, reaching nearly 18 US cents per kilowatt hour.

Dec. 21—FAIRMONT — American Bituminous Power Partners threw Grant Town Power Plant into uncertainty on Thursday, after the company stopped electric power generation at the facility. Ambit released an unsigned, unattributed statement about its choices ...

It's only fitting that the company generating electricity by loop-de-looping a ground-tethered winged drone is from North Carolina. After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight. In 2023, wind energy accounted for roughly 7.8% of all ...

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and resilient electricity. The use of distributed energy ...

With another day of intense heat upon us, the company in charge of managing the electric grid across the 69 News viewing area has extended its maximum generation alert. The announcement from PJM Interconnection is a procedural step; the alert does not ...

A report from UK-based climate and energy think tank Ember notes that clean energy sources accounted for 40.9% percent of electricity produced around the world in 2024. The finding comes from data and estimates culled from 215 countries. The 118-page ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohioans paid significantly higher electric and natural gas bills this summer, with Consumer Energy Solutions reporting some customers seeing increases of up to 44%. Energy experts say the surge stems from a mix of factors that included ...