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Data Centers Drive $6.3 Billion in Grid Costs, Monitor Warns of Rate Impact

Data centers account for $6.3 billion, or 38%, of PJM's recent $16.4 billion capacity auction. The grid operator's market monitor warns current rules impose costs on other customers.

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Illinois Imposes First U.S. Crypto Tax, Charging Even on Losing Trades

Illinois becomes first U.S. state to tax cryptocurrency transactions at 0.2%, applying even to losing trades. The law takes effect Jan. 1, expected to generate $60 million annually.

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Energy

Virginia Regulators Weigh Data Center Costs as Utility Seeks $1.5 Billion

Virginia regulators heard arguments over Dominion Energy's plan to recover $1.5 billion in data center transmission costs, with tech companies and state officials debating ratepayer protection mechanisms.

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Economics

Fed Chief Greenspan Held Rates Steady in 1996, Betting on Tech Productivity Boom

Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan held rates steady in 1996 despite falling unemployment, betting information technology would boost productivity. His hunch proved correct, offering potential lessons for today's AI-driven economy.

2d ago

Policy

EU Competition Rules Clash With Cybersecurity Law, Creating Compliance Paradox

The EU's Digital Markets Act mandates Google share search data and open mobile systems, directly contradicting the Cyber Resilience Act's security requirements, creating an unresolved compliance paradox.

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Technology

Sunrun Puts Data Centers in Homes to Dodge Grid Bottlenecks, Cut Costs

Sunrun is expanding a pilot placing small data center nodes in homes with solar and batteries, letting AI firms bypass grid bottlenecks and cut costs versus traditional data centers.

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Economics

Digital Services Taxes Can Reach 39% of Income Despite 3% Rate, Report Finds

Digital services taxes compound through supply chains, turning a 3% rate into 39% of income in travel bookings. Tax Foundation urges VAT systems instead of gross-revenue taxes.

3d ago

Energy

Google Signs Deal for 2.5 GW Solar Project in Arkansas, Largest in U.S.

Google signed a deal for a 2.5 GW solar and storage project in Arkansas, expected to be the largest U.S. solar facility, with completion in 2029.

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AI May Replace 90% of Job Tasks, but Final 10% Could Determine Wages

New analysis argues AI's impact on jobs depends on which tasks remain after automation, not just how many disappear, with wages and employment potentially moving in opposite directions.

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Data Centers Drive $6.3 Billion in Grid Costs, Monitor Warns of Rate Impact

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Illinois Imposes First U.S. Crypto Tax, Charging Even on Losing Trades

Virginia Regulators Weigh Data Center Costs as Utility Seeks $1.5 Billion

Fed Chief Greenspan Held Rates Steady in 1996, Betting on Tech Productivity Boom

EU Competition Rules Clash With Cybersecurity Law, Creating Compliance Paradox

Sunrun Puts Data Centers in Homes to Dodge Grid Bottlenecks, Cut Costs

Digital Services Taxes Can Reach 39% of Income Despite 3% Rate, Report Finds

Google Signs Deal for 2.5 GW Solar Project in Arkansas, Largest in U.S.

AI May Replace 90% of Job Tasks, but Final 10% Could Determine Wages

Solar-Powered Methane Production Nears Viability as Electricity Costs Plunge

ChargePoint, Optimus Energy Add 200 Charging Ports Across Southeast

Sungrow Tops First Global Battery Storage Ranking as Industry Hits 100 GW

Pennsylvania Requires Data Centers to Report Energy Use Annually

Digital Payments to Hit $33.5 Trillion by 2030 as Fraud Risks Rise

China Aims to Reach Moon Before 2030, Set Rules for Lunar Activity

ESS Tech Launches Sodium Battery System to Rival Tesla's Grid Storage

Democrats' Climate Silence Stems From Policy Shifts, Not Pollsters

U.S. Can't Win Quantum Race Alone, New Hoover Institution Report Warns

U.S. Nuclear Pipeline Reaches 74GW, Led by AI Data Centers

Texas Orders Data Centers to Stay Online During Grid Disruptions

U.S. Has No Standard Process for AI Risk, Report Warns After Model Shutdown

Global Cooling Demand Surges 50% Since 2015, Straining Power Grids

Blood Tests Can Now Detect Alzheimer's, but Health Systems Aren't Ready

South Korea's $3.1 Trillion AI Hub Faces 2.3 GW Power Shortfall by 2030

Ukraine Strikes Russia's Largest Refinery 1,700 Miles Away, Report Finds

Canada Cut Air Traffic Costs 34% Below U.S. With Nonprofit Model

U.S. Air Traffic Control Lags 96 Countries Using Self-Funded Model, Report Says

Dutch Gamers Sue Valve for $250 Million Over Steam Market Dominance

Private Power Grids Proposed to Ease Data Center Strain on Utilities