Russian drone strike injures dozens at railway station, Zelenskyy says

At least 30 people sustained injuries, Zelenskyy said. Meanwhile, Russian drone strikes targeted Ukraine's rail and power grids.

• Oct 4

Data centers' impact on electricity costs

As the number of energy-intensive data centers needed to power Big Tech rises in the U.S., so are Americans' electricity bills. Ari Peskoe, director of the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard Law School, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

• Aug 11
• 04:38

New study on solar power and CO2 emissions

As energy demand continues to rise, along with higher utility bills, the Trump administration has promised to address the problem by increasing fossil fuel power generation. But a new study is highlighting ways that the U.S. could increase energy production and reach its emissions goals faster by increasing the use of solar power. CBS News' Tracy Wholf has more.

• Jul 30
• 02:20

AI data centers are driving up energy bills

An increase in demand for artificial intelligence may be increasing the cost of your electric bills. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter explains.

• Jun 16
• 04:01

Batteries made of ice cool down buildings

According to data from research nonprofit Climate Central, heat has accounted for nearly half of weather-related power outages in the U.S. between 2000 and 2023. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter visited a New York City building that relies on ice to keep the temperature down.

• Jun 3
• 03:41

Spain vows to solve massive blackout mystery, prevent it from happening again

Spain's prime minister said a special commission will track down the cause of a massive power outage and all "necessary measures will be taken" to stop it from recurring.

• Apr 29

Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after New Year's Eve blackout

Virtually all of Puerto Rico spent New Year's Eve without electricity as a power outage hit the U.S. territory, but the lights are slowly coming back on for 2025.

• Jan 1

Russia's attack on Ukraine's power grid

Russia is aiming to impact Ukraine's people during the harsh winter months by attacking the power grid. CBS News' Ellee Watson reports on Russia's latest attack.

• Dec 13, 2024
• 03:10

Massive Russian attack targets Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian aerial attack using ballistic missiles and drones blasted some of the U.S. ally's power capabilities. Michael Bociurkiw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, joins CBS News with more on the impact of the attack.

• Dec 13, 2024
• 05:12

The Climate Election: How climate will impact your bills, health and more

The next president could have a big impact on climate change policies. Here are 11 ways the issue could impact your health, bills, natural disaster recovery and more.

• Oct 31, 2024

U.K. closing its last coal-fired power plant

The last coal-fired power plant in the U.K. is closing, ending Britain's 140-year reliance on the fossil fuel for electricity.

• Sep 30, 2024

Ecuador imposes overnight blackouts as drought saps hydroelectric power

A drought has dried up Ecuador's hydroelectric power capacity, prompting four consecutive overnight blackouts to conserve energy.

• Sep 23, 2024

The Climate Election: The problem with power, explained

Before Ernesto was a hurricane, it was a tropical storm. But that's all it took to wipe out electricity for nearly all of the U.S. Virgin Islands and half of Puerto Rico. And it's not just an island problem. Extreme weather across the entire U.S. is taking a toll on infrastructure that is being used long past its life expectancy. As we get closer to Election Day, CBS Los Angeles' Marina Jurica tells us what to know about the intersection of climate and energy.

• Aug 19, 2024
• 01:54

The rising energy demands of data centers

There are hundreds of data centers across the U.S., most of which are run by big tech firms, and their seemingly endless rows of servers are consuming huge amounts of electricity. Ben Tracy takes a look at how one of those companies, Google, is turning to renewable energy sources to power them.

• Aug 15, 2024
• 03:31

How the rise of AI is straining the U.S. power grid

Experts say the increasing demand for energy in the U.S. is forecast to hit a record high this year.

• Jul 19, 2024

Much of Puerto Rico loses power as controversy over its providers intensifies

A widespread power outage hit Puerto Rico, leaving more than 340,000 customers without electricity after two of the U.S. territory's power plants shut down.

• Jun 13, 2024

Examining the risk of cyber-physical threats

For months, FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned about the risk of cyberattacks leading to physical disruptions, such as forcing a power plant to overheat and potentially explode. Dr. Charles Clancy, chief technology officer at the national security-focused not-for-profit MITRE, joins CBS News to assess the threat of these real-world scenarios.

• Mar 12, 2024
• 04:53

National blackout in Kenya draws call for probe into possible sabotage

Amid a 3rd national blackout in as many months, a Kenyan government official asks police to investigate "possible acts of sabotage and coverup."

• Dec 11, 2023

New report on more extreme weather, disasters

The fifth National Climate Assessment report was published Tuesday as President Biden unveiled new funding to combat the effects of climate change on infrastructure and susceptible communities. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy looks at the report's findings.

• Nov 14, 2023
• 04:30

Risk of dangerous winter blackouts

Regulators from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation are warning more than half of Americans are at risk of blackouts in the winter months. Jim Matheson, the CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, joins CBS News with a look at how the rapidly rising energy demand could lead to more blackouts.

• Nov 13, 2023
• 03:40

Texas paid bitcoin miner $31 million to cut energy use during heat wave

To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.

• Sep 7, 2023

Texas using renewable energy amid heat wave

The state of Texas has sweltered this summer under a seemingly endless cycle of extreme heat warnings. Those high temperatures have put a strain on the state's power grid, with Texas' grid operator saying demand for energy has set seven records this summer alone. Emily Foxhall, Texas Tribune energy reporter, joins CBS News to give an update on how the state's power grid is performing.

• Aug 8, 2023
• 05:45

Largest U.S. power grid operator issues alert

The dangerous heat scorching the middle of the country and the East Coast did not let up on Friday. More than 180 million Americans were under heat alerts -- with some states seeing record-breaking temperatures. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on how the U.S. power grid is holding up.

• Jul 28, 2023
• 03:34

Amid record heat, solar farms help ease the strain on U.S. power grids

There are more than 5,000 solar farms across the U.S., and in 2022, they produced more than 3% of the nation's electricity.

• Jul 27, 2023

Americans snap up AC units, fans as temperatures soar higher than ever

Sales of cooling appliances have surged as people across the U.S. face record-breaking heat waves.

• Jul 19, 2023

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