energy Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/energy/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:58:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png energy Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/energy/ 32 32 114651131 Watt’s Up With Data Centers? Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/03/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-strategies-for-responding-to-data-center-development/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:33:29 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48381 March 13, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 3 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development” covered environmental justice community concerns about data centers, and gave insight into new research on data center energy demand.

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]]> 48381 Take Action to Protect Us from Data Centers! https://prairierivers.org/action-items/2026/03/take-action-to-protect-us-from-data-centers/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:27:53 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48357 March 5, 2026 | Action Alert
Urge your legislators in the Illinois General Assembly to co-sponsor and vote “yes” on the POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513) this spring to protect our water, energy, and ratepayers.

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]]> 48357 Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Community and Utility Perspectives https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-and-utility-perspectives/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:24:28 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48177 February 19, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 2 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community and Utility Perspectives” covered community leaders’ and utilities’ perspectives on large scale data center projects.

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]]> 48177 Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Understanding Energy and Water Use https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/watts-up-with-data-centers-part-i/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:34:59 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48146 February 5, 2026 | Blog Post
Part I of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Understanding Energy and Water Use” covered water and energy use concerns about large scale data center projects.

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]]> 48146 Illinois Legislature Passes the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2025/10/illinois-legislature-passes-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-act/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:42:08 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47890 October 31, 2025 | Press Release
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act (SB25 HA5) passed with a vote on the Senate floor, following its passage in the House...

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