SPOKANE, Wash. — Avista confirmed on Tuesday that a potential "large load" project that the company is considering is a data center development. According to recent filings with the U.S. Securities ...

Spokane, WASH. -- Avista confirmed today that the 'large load customer' it entered into an agreement with that would consume as much electricity as half the utility's service area in Eastern ...

The proposed move comes as renewable energy accounts for a growing share of India’s power mix, increasing variability in electricity generation and creating a need for thermal plants that can operate ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand was flat in early trade on Friday after the central ⁠bank reported a fall in the country's foreign ‌reserves last month, while traders awaited economic growth ...

The Longmont City Council held its first reading Tuesday on an ordinance banning hyperscale data centers in the city, voting 5-1 to move the ordinance to second reading, with three amendments.

Canadian pension plan returns were tempered by political frictions and a volatile backdrop in the first quarter of 2026, with the median pension plan rising modestly by 0.4% for the quarter, according ...

Opponents have filed a new lawsuit to block a land exchange for the Resolution Copper mine. The lawsuit argues the mine will destroy Oak Flat, a site sacred to Indigenous people. Advocates say there ...

More than 30 million people in the United States are estimated to be eligible for payouts in Comcast's $117.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that stemmed from a data breach in October ...

Backing up your Pragmata save file, or otherwise knowing where to find it, can be incredibly helpful for data preservation and restoration or potential troubleshooting. Thankfully, the save file isn’t ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has set a June 2026 deadline to act in a high-stakes rulemaking that could redefine how massive new power users—including AI-driven data centers—connect ...

ROUND ROCK — The size of ERCOT’s large load interconnection requests — the majority of which are data centers wanting to connect to the grid — soared by nearly 150 gigawatts to 410 gigawatts in just ...

Newly released census data shows that from June 2024 to July 2025, the number of new residents who were international immigrants dropped by 70 percent compared to a year before. By Winnie Hu and Jeff ...