U.S. grid owners are investing in cost-efficient grid enhancements and virtual power plant schemes to help meet soaring demand but mixed policy signals are holding back wider deployment.

Crypto market sentiment sank to its bleakest level since the FTX collapse after bitcoin’s sharp drop this week dragged prices across the board and forced a wave of deleveraging. The widely followed ...

Higher electric bills may be imminent as Oncor’s proposed rate increase moves closer to approval, according to documents filed Thursday with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Oncor and more than ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — AEP Ohio said electric rates will decrease if a new rate change is approved, but advocates say the change could raise bills by as much as $30 per month. AEP Ohio has been ...

American Electric Power of Ohio says it wants to decrease customers' electric bills, but consumer advocates say the company is doing this by using $82 million the utility owed back to customers. AEP ...

President Donald Trump called for defense spending to be raised to $1.5 trillion, a 50% increase over the current budget. "After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries ...

Social Security retirees are getting a benefits increase in 2026. Retirees will receive a 2.8% Cost of Living Adjustment to help benefits keep pace with inflation. Medicare premiums are going to cost ...

Bitcoin (BTC) fell from $126,000 in October to $89,450 today after a flash crash liquidated $19B in leverage. Bear cases range from Citigroup‘s $78,500 target to Bloomberg Intelligence forecasting a ...

LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS. SHAY O’CONNOR WDSU NEWS FOUR. AUDUBON ZOO RESUMING MEMBERSHIP SALES AFTER BACKLASH AFTER A PRICE HIKE. ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE, MEMBERSHIPS ...

Minimum wage in Michigan is set for another increase Jan. 1, as the state bolsters its hourly pay floor once again. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage in Michigan for adult workers will be ...

Melon growers pack their product into a truck for export in Ceballos, Mexico on Aug. 26, 2025. (William Savinar/ Courthouse News) MEXICO CITY (CN) — In her press conference on Wednesday, Mexican ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown City Council heard a proposal from the administration Wednesday night for an alternative property tax and trash rate. Finance Director Bina Patel said the administration is ...