Thursday, June 4, 2026
U.S. Power Utilities Seek Price Hikes on AI Demand- oil and gas 360

U.S. power utilities seek price hikes on AI demand

(Oil Price)– Power utilities in the United States have applied for permission to raise electricity prices, with a demand surge from AI data centers suggested as the reason, the Financial Times reported today, citing data from PowerLines, an energy affordability advocacy. In the first half of this year, U.S. power utilities applied for price hikes of a total $29 billion, the

U.S. natural gas consumption soars- oila and gas 360

U.S. natural gas consumption soars

(Oil Price) – Natural gas-fired power generation in the United States has soared to a record high so far this year, driving up global gas demand. U.S. power producers generated a total of 55.6 million megawatt hours (MWh) from gas-fired power plants between January and September, according to data from LSEG quoted by Reuters’s columnist Gavin Maguire. This is up by 5%