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New Yorkers will see an increase in their electric bill starting in September – WGRZ

New Yorkers will see an increase in their electric bill starting in September – WGRZ

New Yorkers will see an increase in their electric bill starting in September  WGRZ National Grid rate hike approved, bills increase next month  WWNY ‘It’s Not OK’: Upstate New York Braces for Steep Utility Bill Hikes  Realtor.com Assemblyman introduces bill aimed at overturning National Grid rate increases  Spectrum News Utility rate hikes could be reversed through bill from NY lawmaker  Times Union Source link

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Trump’s war against wind extends into electric transmission projects

Trump’s war against wind extends into electric transmission projects

The $11 billion, 800-mile Grain Belt Express is considered the largest electric transmission project in U.S. history, designed to stretch from Kansas to Indiana, carrying enough energy to power the equivalent of 4 million homes or 50 data centers, as the nation’s insatiable thirst for electricity accelerates. Grain Belt developer Invenergy awarded construction contracts in May. State permits are approved, …

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Acura unveils new RSX: reborn as a sleek electric SUV

Acura unveils new RSX: reborn as a sleek electric SUV

Acura is bringing back the RSX, but you wouldn’t recognize it. It’s now a sporty electric SUV, and a fairly impressive one at that. It’s also the first electric vehicle built on Honda’s new Zero global EV platform. Honda’s all-electric vehicle offering is quite limited – especially in North America. It only sells the Prologue and Accura ZDX, which are …

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Inside Ford's decision to double down on electric vehicles – Axios

Inside Ford’s decision to double down on electric vehicles  Axios Ford invests $5B in Kentucky and Michigan plants for new ‘affordable’ electric pickup truck production  Fox Business Ford Rejigs E.V. Plans After Suffering Billions in Losses  The New York Times Ford’s new line of affordable EVs to start at about $30,000  Reuters Ford’s ‘Model T moment’ leaves analysts wanting more, calling it a risk  Detroit …

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Ford’s $30,000 Electric Truck Will Change Everything

Ford’s ,000 Electric Truck Will Change Everything

Ford will launch an affordable electric truck in 2027. It will use a completely new electric vehicle platform as well as a radical new manufacturing process aimed to cut costs and boost efficiency. The automaker claims it will be the first American EV to use U.S.-made lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The cat is finally out of the bag. Ford says …

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Ford says it will roll out a cheaper electric pickup truck : NPR

Ford says it will roll out a cheaper electric pickup truck : NPR

Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks at the Louisville Assembly Plant, in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 11. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP Ford is making a multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles. At the Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky on Monday morning, Ford executives announced that they plan to retool the factory so they can roll out a midsize …

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Ford overhauls plant to produce electric vehicles despite Trump funding pullback

Ford overhauls plant to produce electric vehicles despite Trump funding pullback

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build, and will outcompete rival models. The automaker’s top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant which, after producing gas-powered vehicles for 70 years, will be …

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As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame – Chicago Tribune

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame  Chicago Tribune As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act  AP News Which states have rising electricity costs? See map  USA Today Are AI data centers influencing electricity costs in Maine?  The Portland Press Herald How Much Power Do Data Centers Use?  Visual Capitalist Source link

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As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the spine …

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Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands

Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the …

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