Can the power of a star lower our electric bills? Joshua McNichols November 20, 2025 / 1:01 pm

Electric bills are rising. AI data centers are gobbling up power. In Everett, two fusion companies are racing to invent the world’s first economically viable nuclear fusion reactor. And investors are opening up their wallets to fund it.

If you’ve ever tried to blow-dry your hair and use the microwave at the same time in an old house with knob and tube wiring, you know what can happen. The lights flicker. The breaker trips.

That is basically the U.S. electric grid right now. We’re plugging in electric cars, heat pumps, and massive AI data centers, and we’re doing it all at once. The grid can’t handle the load.

Experts expect demand for electricity in the Pacific Northwest to grow 30% ov

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