Power is at the center of all of our lives now, right? It keeps our air conditioned in the midst of climate change. It keeps our “smart” appliances chugging along and, well, we know the panic that sets in when our phones get that 10% battery warning.

But the more things we plug into our aging power grid, the more strained it becomes. And electricity use in the U.S. is rising for the first time in more than a decade. The surge in data centers are something of a wake-up call, many experts say. What happens with the grid can’t keep up?

On the bright side, the new demand could fuel the kind of investment that the grid has needed for years. Virtually every economic goal that American politicians might strive for—growing the economy, reinvigorating the manufacturing sector, fighting climate change or just making life more affordable—will require these massive upgrades to the electricity system.

But if you want to fix the grid, you first have to understand it. The place to start is your electricity bill. According to the New York Times, prices have shot up over the last five years (and they’re expected to keep rising). Electricity is already the second biggest energy expense on average that Americans pay each year, second only to gasoline.

But that’s not the whole story. There is another driver of high prices that has little to do with electrical demand. America doesn’t have a single national power grid; instead, electricity is generated and transmitted through three regional grids, delivered to homes and businesses by one of several thousand local utilities. And natural disasters have driven the worst of these costs. After California’s power grid ignited several deadly fires in the last decade, the state undertook a costly process to lay underground lines, install weather stations and build automatic shut-off equipment to prevent future blazes. The South, meanwhile, has had to rebuild parts of its grid after extreme storms destroyed large swaths of it. But every state will have to rebuild swaths of its grid soon. Much of America’s distribution equipment is decades old and would be nearing the end of its life around now anyway.

President Trump put Project Freedom on pause Tuesday night, announcing that the U.S. and Iran have made “Great Progress” toward a final agreement. He said he made the decision at the request of Pakistan, which has helped mediate negotiations. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S.-Iran ceasefire “certainly holds” for now.

The operation to “guide” ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which was launched Monday, led to an exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran and to Iranian missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates for the first time since the ceasefire was announced a month ago.

Sure, it’s a little confusing. The Washington Post reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, addressing reporters from the White House, said the administration had moved past Operation Epic Fury. The White House has argued that it ended the operation in April, short of the deadline set under the War Powers Resolution, the law that aims to constrain a president’s military powers.

There’s something really satisfying about spending your adult money on stuff you couldn’t afford when you were a kid. Case in point: The Wall Street Journal has declared this summer the “man band summer.” The pop boy bands that ruled during the reign of TRL have dusted off their dancing shoes and are back on stage.

The Backstreet Boys are no longer boys—the oldest, Kevin Richardson, is 54, and the youngest, Nick Carter, is 46—but they’re commanding thousands of dollars from now-grown-up fans for tickets and travel. The group’s residency last summer at the Sphere in Las Vegas grossed more than $55 million on ticket sales, according to Billboard Boxscore. They revived not only their careers, but the “dying Vegas” nightlife, too.

Also on the road is NKOTB (formerly New Kids on the Block), whose ages range from 53 to 57, which isn’t stopping them from playing 16 dates at the Park MGM in Vegas, from June 19 to late October. The Jonas Brothers, all in their 30s, are at festivals, arenas and casinos from Latin America to, yes, Vegas. Take That, three singers in their 50s, are headlining 17 nearly sold-out U.K. stadiums. New Edition and Boyz II Men, also fiftysomethings, wrapped up their three-month arena tour in April, and Boyz II Men are touring on their own from July to October, including four Vegas dates in August.