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Future Data Centers Are Driving up Forecasts for Energy Demand. States Want Proof They’ll Get Built
Utilities predict electricity demand could triple by 2030 due to AI data centers, raising concerns about speculative projects inflating forecasts and cost risks for ratepayers.
- On Nov 15, 2025, U.S. utilities warned they will need two or three times more electricity within a few years to power AI data centers.
- Data center developers often file multiple grid requests without disclosing duplicates, and regulators say no standard vetting exists across utilities and grid operators to filter speculative projects.
- In September, a FERC member requested information from grid operators on project viability, while the Data Center Coalition and Aaron Tinjum urged regulators to improve forecast transparency and commercial-readiness checks, and the Edison Electric Institute welcomed these efforts.
- Ratepayers in some districts already face higher bills tied to data center-driven wholesale costs, while Rep. Danilo Burgos introduced legislation and Texas lawmakers passed disclosure rules.
- Amid warnings of an AI investment bubble, analysts caution forecasts risk billions in overbuilding as local communities in Wisconsin and supply-chain firms gain from a cited $15 billion investment example.
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Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they'll need two or three times more electricity within a few years to power massive new…
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Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they'll get built
Utilities are producing eye-popping forecasts about the amount of electricity they'll need to power massive new data centers that are feeding the fast-growing AI economy. But the forecasts are setting off alarm bells about whether they can be trusted. One…
The development of data centers and AI is driving up electricity demand and bringing new challenges for networks and investments.
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