Energy
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State’s gasoline tax hike goes into effect Tuesday; here’s what it could cost youJun 30, 2025 4:29 pm - The state’s motor fuel tax is increasing by nearly 3% beginning Tuesday, bringing the state’s gasoline tax rate to 48.3 cents a gallon and costing the average driver an estimated $6 more a year.
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ComEd expanding Elk Grove substation to power data center boomJun 27, 2025 6:08 pm - ComEd is expanding its substation in Elk Grove Village to accommodate the growing demand for electricity from data centers in the area.
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Trump wants oil producers to pump more crude amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane
Jun 23, 2025 3:02 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday called for the U.S. and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain volatile following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
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How big batteries could prevent summer power blackouts
Jun 23, 2025 8:53 am - This summer will be an energy doozy in the U.S. as climate change exacerbates heat waves and a rash of new data centers and crypto mines come online. But these new power vacuums arrive in concert with a stack of big batteries.
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How long will it take for U.S. gas prices to react to Middle East conflict?Jun 16, 2025 3:52 pm - The conflict between Israel and Iran has the potential to considerably disrupt global energy markets, with each nation attacking the other’s oil and gas infrastructure. I...
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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety
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How ComEd is planning to help customers who are struggling to pay electric billsJun 12, 2025 7:34 am - Financially struggling ComEd customers can get grants of up to $500 to pay their energy bills under a new program.
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UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site
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Trump’s EPA targets environmental rules projected to save billions — and many thousands of lives
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‘We know how to do it right’: Suburbs welcoming data centers say they’ll benefit their communitiesJun 04, 2025 6:53 pm - When it comes to the use of electricity and other resources like water, data centers are expected to pay their way and keep residents and fellow businesses free of negative side effects of their presence, Hoffman Estates Village Manager Eric Palm said Wednesday.