Tag: South Carolina
Electric Utility Affordability Crisis Brewing in South Carolina
Trump’s Executive Order Threatens Consumer Protection Options COLUMBIA, S.C. — An executive order issued by Donald Trump last week could block state guardrails around artificial intelligence and the infrastructure needed to run AI data centers, including popular state-level initiatives, known as large load tariffs, that help ensure tech companies have financial skin in … [continued]
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Electricity Scarcity Meets Aluminum Tariffs, and American Citizens Pick Up the Bill
A collision between AI data centers being built—in the current AI bubble and with full throated support by the Trump Administration—and aluminum smelters for electricity is no longer theoretical. Utilities across the United States are facing binding constraints on generation and transmission. When presented with competing requests for hundreds of … [continued]
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Kia EV5 For Canada, Scout Pre-Orders Heavily Favor PHEV Option
Kia says it won’t bring the EV5 to the US but will offer it in Canada, while Scout will sell mostly plug-in hybrids.
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Hurricanes in 2024 Led to the Most Hours without Power in the United States in 10 Years
U.S. electricity customers experienced an average of 11 hours of electricity interruptions in 2024, or nearly twice as many as the annual average experienced in the decade before, according to our Electric Power Annual 2024 report. Major events such as Hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton accounted for 80% of the hours … [continued]
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From Russia With Love: How Low Can Tesla’s Brand Reputation Go?
Yet another fresh wave of bad publicity has hit the Tesla brand, as CEO Elon Musk continues to cement himself into position as a thought leader in right wing extremist circles.
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