There’s been a lot of buzz about the impact of data centers on electricity demand–CUB Illinois Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz recently spoke at length about it on a Chicago radio station. This Q&A attempts to get through the hype and give Illinois consumers some facts. What are data centers? A data center is a facility that houses computer systems used for storing, processing and distributing data. A growing number of these facilities are used to power artificial intelligence. A r...| Citizens Utility Board
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KEY POINTS South Africans in low-income areas like Thembisa are protesting rising electricity costs, which are unaffordable for many families. “Ene| Energy News Africa Plus
Gas is – or should be – dirt cheap because it's abundant and easy to extract, store and transport. Only politicians infected with the neo-Malthusian green mind virus make energy expensive, says Ben Pile.| The Daily Sceptic
Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising California electricity prices — the solar “cost shift” is a fundamentally flawed premise.| Economics Outside the Cube
From 2009 to 2018 I presented data comparing the accuracy of the utilities forecasts to those from the CEC IEPR. The IEPR forecasts were consistently much more accurate.| Economics Outside the Cube
Repeal of two tax credits would raise residential customer bills 7% across the country, and even more for businesses, said a report from NERA Economic Consulting.| pv magazine USA
Borenstein’s critique of our analysis acknowledges several key errors by PAO, ignores legal precedents, and uses the wrong analytic tool for the wrong purpose.| Economics Outside the Cube
The PAO generally asserted with no additional evidence that it was correct in all ways. Again, there is no supporting analysis beyond three simplistic calculations to back up the original claim.| Economics Outside the Cube
