Alliant Energy is positioning itself to benefit from rising electricity demand driven by data centers and industrial infrastructure growth across the U.S. Midwest.

More than 77 million people from the US Midwest to the southern Plains were under tornado warnings on Wednesday after several apparent twisters caused significant damage in parts of Illinois and Indiana.

A powerful and rapidly intensifying winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern United States is bringing a dangerous mix of blizzard conditions, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, disrupting travel during one of the busiest periods of the holiday season.

The first major winter storm of the season swept across parts of the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Tuesday, bringing snow and ice, making roads hazardous, disrupting travel, and prompting school closures in some areas.

A winter storm is expected to hit much of the north-east United States with rain, ice and heavy snowfall from Monday night through Tuesday, according to forecasters, leaving millions of Americans under winter storm advisories.

Google has signed its first corporate agreement to purchase electricity from a U.S. natural gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS), aiming to power its Midwest data centers. The 400-megawatt plant in Decatur, Illinois, is being developed by Low Carbon Infrastructure and is expected to capture around 90% of its CO₂ emissions by storing them underground.

Fierce storms battered the US Midwest Sunday night, leading to travel disruptions and flood warnings for millions of Americans.

Severe weather is threatening millions across the U.S. Midwest, where flash flood watches stretch from Missouri to West Virginia, including Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

Hundreds of thousands of residents across four U.S. states have been urged to stay indoors as air quality alerts remain in effect throughout the Midwest.