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Lazard Says U.S. Power Costs Climb to Multi‑Year Highs

Lazard attributes the rise to surging AI data‑centre demand, higher financing costs, plus trade restrictions that are pushing up household electricity bills.

Eversource Seeks 13% Winter Gas Hike as Healey Urges DPU to Push Back

Goldman Sees AI Data Center Boom Hitting a Power Bottleneck