Why are electricity prices rising across Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and other parts of the country? According to Amy Cooke, president and chairman of Always On Energy Research, the problem isn’t AI data centers or economic growth — it’s energy policy. In this interview on FOX 5’s On the Hill, Cooke explains why surging electricity […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   Your State’s Policies Influence Your Electricity Rates. Now You Can See How. Interactive index from Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research maps the policies behind electricity prices in every state and grid region. DENVER — August 12, 2026 — As Americans continue to grapple with unrelenting […]

There is a massive pushback against data center growth in the United States. Our friend Robert Bryce’s data center rejection database now tracks over 300 bans worldwide as of this writing. Furthermore, these bans now transcend local and county bans to affect data center development across entire states, including New York and Texas. Personally, appreciate AI because it has enabled us […]

Big Tech companies continue to hit new high scores with respect to their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Despite the climate pledge Microsoft made in 2020 to be carbon-neutral by 2030, the company’s latest sustainability report shows that the company’s GHG emissions exceeded 21 million metric tons in fiscal year 2025, up 27 percent from the year before. […]

Isaac Orr, Vice President of Research at Always On Energy Research, joined Fox 5’s Good Day D.C. to discuss whether the electric grid can keep up with AI-driven data center growth. Orr said data centers are currently winning the race against new power plant construction, and that the fastest fix is to stop retiring coal […]

Always On Vice President of Research Isaac Orr joined Good Morning Liberty to explain why grid reliability went from a 2030s worry to a near-term one. AI data centers and electric vehicle mandates are piling new demand onto a system that keeps retiring coal and nuclear capacity, and Orr points to NERC warning of high […]

The AI hype machine is running at full steam, and the expectation of massive growth in data center load is causing a storm in the energy industry. As the narrative is currently told, data centers are going to devour gigawatts of power, leading to a massive increase in electricity usage and peak demand—with the costs […]

On Fox 5 Live Zone with Guy Lambert, Amy Cooke pushed back on the claim that AI data centers are driving up your electric bill. The affordability crisis dates back to resource and generation policies set 5 to 10 years ago, when states bet on expensive, unreliable power and still needed to maintain a second […]

Always On founder and President Amy Cooke joined Zach Cantu News Talk 710 KURV’s The 956 Drive Home to make the case that the AI data center boom doesn’t have to land on residential ratepayers. The hyperscaler buildout needs what the grid is shortest on, which is always-on dispatchable generation, but consumer-regulated electricity and bring-your-own-power […]

Always On’s Director of Research and Co-Founder Mitch Rolling joined KURV’s The 956 Drive Home to explain why the Texas’ electric grid has not been prepared for new AI demand. With data centers pulling load forecasts upward at a pace utilities haven’t seen in a generation, Mitch laid out why data centers aren’t the culprit […]