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Windmills are seen behind electricity pylons in Palm Springs, California, U.S., November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

US power prices soar as brutal heat wave stresses power grids

power prices soared to their highest since the winter as homes and businesses cranked up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave blanketing the eastern half of the country.

OLUSTEE, OK - MAY 10: Viewed from the window of a tornado scout vehicle, a supercell thunderstorm develops, May 10, 2017 in Olustee, Oklahoma. Wednesday was the group's third day in the field for the 2017 tornado season for their research project titled 'TWIRL.' With funding from the National Science Foundation and other government grants, scientists and meteorologists from the Center for Severe Weather Research try to get close to supercell storms and tornadoes trying to better understand tornado structure and strength, how low-level winds affect and damage buildings, and to learn more about tornado formation and prediction. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Tornado Strikes Midwest, Leaving 8 Dead, Causing Widespread Damage And Power Outages For Over 300K

A deadly tornado killed at least eight people and prompted over 20 twisters across the Mississippi Valley on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a press conference with the Norwegian Prime Minister in the government's representative building in Oslo, Norway on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT (Photo by OLE BERG-RUSTEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Proposal For U.S. To Control Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shot down President Donald Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take possession of Ukrainian power plants as negotiations for peace continue.

The Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

Data Center Alley, home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston.

A truck carrying vehicles prepares to cross into the US from Canada at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, on March 8, 2025. US President Donald Trump imposed vast tariffs this week on key partners Canada and Mexico, roiling cross-border ties before offering temporary relief to manufacturers -- but with more levies kicking in next week, the respite may be fleeting. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Imposes Additional 25% Tariff On Canadian Steel And Aluminum In Retaliation For Ontario’s Electricity Tariff

President Donald Trump announced that he has ordered an additional 25% on Canadian steel and aluminum imports Tuesday after the neighboring country charged Americans 25% more for electricity in three border states.

Demonstrators raise cutout portraits of Israeli hostages during a protest calling for the implementation of the second phase and the completion of the agreement for the release of all hostages held captive in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian militants, in Tel Aviv on March 6, 2025. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas Ignores Hostage Release Deadline, Leading Israel To Cut Off Gaza’s Electricity: ‘Enough With The Talk, It’s Time For Action’

Israel announced on Sunday that it would stop providing electricity to Gaza after Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group who attacked Israel on October 7th, 2023, disregarded a deadline set by the Jewish State on Saturday to free more captives.