After Falling for a Week, National Average Climbing Again Read more »
Data: Track state and national gas prices
Gas prices across the country, after declining much of April, are spiking again.
Have Data Centers Raised Your Electric Bill? Causal Evidence from the United States
We estimate that data centers caused average retail electricity rates to fall modestly in the United States from 2015 to 2024 using an instrumental variables approach. Despite prevailing sentiment, the finding is consistent with economic reasoning: existing large power system fixed costs, economies of scale in transmission and distribution, and declining unit costs for generation imply that durable demand growth lowers average prices. We find patterns of economies of scale for transmission, distribution, and generation costs as well as within and across retail customer classes. We caution that future supply constraints could reverse the effect.
Have Data Centers Raised Your Electric Bill? Causal Evidence from the United States
We estimate that data centers caused average retail electricity rates to fall modestly in the United States from 2015 to 2024 using an instrumental variables approach. Despite prevailing sentiment, the finding is consistent with economic reasoning: existing large power system fixed costs, economies of scale in transmission and distribution, and declining unit costs for generation imply that durable demand growth lowers average prices. We find patterns of economies of scale for transmission, distribution, and generation costs as well as within and across retail customer classes. We caution that future supply constraints could reverse the effect.
Parking meter rates jump to $10/hour for Padres games, Petco Park events
Also, as of late August, metered parking is no longer free after 6 or 8 p.m. The city extended paid parking by two hours, with some meters charging as late as 10 p.m.
Tesla stock suffers double-digit drop on carmaker’s worst day in years
Elon Musk’s EV company lost a quarter of its value this year amid weak profits and high spending on AI and robotics
Electricity prices rising by double the rate of inflation. Data center demand means no relief ahead, analysts say
The impact of the AI industry on electricity prices has turned into a major political flashpoint ahead of the midterm elections this November.
Gasoline - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News
Gasoline rose to 3.72 USD/Gal on May 4, 2026, up 3.50% from the previous day. Over the past month, Gasoline's price has risen 12.48%, and is up 83.65% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Gasoline - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on May of 2026.
The Price of Solar Is Declining to Unprecedented Lows
Despite already low costs, the installed price of solar fell by 5 to 12 percent in 2015
Regulator reduces Victorian default electricity prices | Essential Services Commission
The Essential Services Commission has announced a reduction in Victoria’s default electricity prices to apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Comeback Town: Birmingham residential electric bills are 41% higher than Huntsville’s
Birmingham cannot change its electric utility overnight. But Alabama can change the way that utility is regulated.
Streaming Prices Continue to Balloon: Is ‘Streamflation’ at a Breaking Point?
Premium streamers like Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV and Peacock have steadily cranked up prices. 'Streamflation' maybe pushing consumers to their limit.
The New Gulf War: Epic Fubar Goes Global
Why there is much more at stake here than rising prices
Power struggle: Coalition pledge to scrap towers sparks bill warning
A transmission line that will be scrapped if the Victorian Coalition is elected was urged to be fast-tracked in a 2022 government report. It estimated extended delays to the project would add up to $321 to annual household bills.
If there’s a war on cars in the USA then the cars have won
American vehicles have grown heavier, faster, and wider every decade since 1982 — and federal fuel economy rules reward the growth. Evidence from 50 years of EPA data.
