Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 26, 2025
The bill ( LD 1868 ), passed by the Maine Legislature on June 13, will reduce the state’s reliance on imported fossil fuels by requiring all of Maine’s power to come from renewable energy and other carbon-free electricity sources by 2040. Maine’s RPS has already saved ratepayers an average of $21.5
Circle of Blue
JUNE 23, 2025
Curtailing this source of inexpensive electricity would raise the cost of power in the region while also challenging the integration of renewable energy into the electric grid. Power generation in 2023 was roughly half the output of 2000, the last year that Lake Mead was effectively full. Today its capacity is 1,304 MW.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 10, 2025
The staggering amount of electricity required to fuel artificial intelligence, and the data centers behind them, has driven these companies to such extreme measures that they are attempting to bring retired nuclear power plants back to life. When renewable energy supply goes up, prices go down.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
This demonstration of the connections between people and systems, and the need for collective solutions to complicated problems, came to mind when I read about an idea for a different real estate host technology: nuclear power plant owners seeking to bring large data centers to co-locate on their land. Modernize, or bypass, the grid?
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2025
Additionally, at least 10,808 MW (enough electricity to power 200,000 Pennsylvania homes) of new fossil-fuel powered electricity generation is being planned to meet increasing electricity demand nationwide. The report also highlights proposals to resurrect expensive and dangerous nuclear power plants solely to serve data centers.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 12, 2025
Why did the power go out for nearly 100,000 Louisianans over Memorial Day weekend? An Entergy-operated nuclear power plant unexpectedly went offline, meaning it was not providing power to the grid. Expand and invest in locally available renewable energy and battery storage systems.
A Greener Life
JULY 2, 2025
When a grid network is hit with overvoltage on protective systems, parts of the grid are shut down, leading to widespread power outages. In addition to excess renewable energy production, a cyberattack was touted as an explanation. This was also denied by the government, saying there was no evidence to back up such claims.
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