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A lineman for Delmarva Power installs an LED streetlight in 2010 in Wilmington, Delaware. (USA TODAY NETWORK)
Jan 29, 2026

US faces growing risks of power outages due to rising winter demand, changing fuel mix

NERC warns rising winter electricity demand, solar limits and electrified heating could raise U.S. power outage risk across regions.

Built on what was recently farmland, Amazon data centers loom over houses at the edge of the Loudoun Meadows neighborhood in Aldie, Virginia, in January 2023. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
Jan 16, 2026

Why your power bill is spiking faster than a nearby data center’s

U.S. electricity prices have surged since 2020, with residential customers paying far more than data centers and other large commercial users.

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)
Aug 12, 2025

States weigh higher costs for big tech data centers

States push back as big tech data centers drive power demand, raising electric bills and sparking calls for higher costs on tech firms.

The rate hike approved for Baltimore Gas and Electric by the Maryland Public Service Commission will result in average year-one bill increases of $4.08 a month for residential electric customers and $10.43 per month for residential gas customers in 2024. Those average increases decline substantially in subsequent years, to 34 cents a month for electric and $2.80 a month for gas in the third year. (File photo)
Aug 11, 2025

BGE power outage warning lifted

BGE urged customers to conserve electricity after a power plant disconnect that may cause widespread outages in the Baltimore area.

This June 7, 2017, file photo provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows Brandon Russell. A Maryland woman conspired with the Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Feb. 6, 2023.
Feb 14, 2023

Pair indicted in Maryland on charges of conspiring to destroy energy facilities

A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Catonsville woman and a Florida man who are accused of plotting to attack Baltimore's power grid.

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Feb 6, 2023

Md. woman charged with plotting to disable Baltimore power grid

A Maryland woman spent months conspiring with a neo-Nazi leader based in Florida to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power grid, officials said.