Energy & Solar
Electricity rates, solar, heat pumps and efficiency. Where power costs are heading and which rebates and programs actually cut a homeowner's energy bill — the fastest-moving corner of home ownership.
Energy & Solar
The AI Power Struggle in Your Backyard
AI data centers are creating a bizarre tug-of-war for homeowners. In some towns, they lower property taxes. In others, they drive up utility bills.
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The Great Utility Reshuffle
Mandatory water bans in Denver. Rising bills for lead pipe replacements in Ohio. The basic math of running a home is changing, and you're the one paying for it.
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The Data Center Next Door
Tech companies are spending billions to build massive AI data centers, and the fight over power, water, and property values is coming to a neighborhood near you.
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Your House Is the New Power Plant
Utility giants are merging and net metering policies are shifting. But new incentives can help you turn your property into a personal power hub.
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The Data Center Next Door
Data centers are moving into residential neighborhoods and straining the power grid. But this energy squeeze is creating a new way for homeowners to get paid.
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The Grid's New Competitor
AI data centers are quietly driving up local electricity rates, pushing homeowners to find new ways to take climate control into their own hands.
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The Heat Pump Bottleneck
Upgrading your home's climate control is getting a lot cheaper thanks to stacked government rebates. But finding someone to install it is another story.
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Solar Power is Finally Getting a 'Plug-and-Play' Upgrade
Traditional rooftop solar is in a slump. But a new wave of plug-in technology and simple utility alerts are helping homeowners bypass the grid.
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The AI Power Grab: Why Your Utility Bill Isn't Spiking (Yet)
Data centers are eating up massive amounts of electricity, but regulators are finally stepping in to make sure tech companies, not homeowners, foot the bill.
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The Pragmatic Energy Pivot
With federal tax credits drying up, homeowners are ditching grand green visions for grounded, middle-lane upgrades that actually pencil out.
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Who Pays for the AI Boom?
Massive new data centers are pulling unprecedented amounts of electricity from the grid, sparking a political fight to keep the costs off your utility bill.
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Funding the Green Home: New Loans and a Solar Supply Chain Fight
Upgrading your home's energy efficiency is getting easier with new federal tools and state loans. Meanwhile, a trade dispute over solar panels is brewing.