Over the past few years, dozens of pundits and industry experts have emphasized that the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving unprecedented electricity demand growth in the United States and globally. In a report titled “The Era of Flat Power Demand is Over, power consulting firm Grid Strategies has revealed that United States grid planners including regional transmission operators RTOs and utilities have nearly doubled their five-year power demand growth projections.
and Meta Platforms NASDAQ FB are requesting utilities to supply more power as they continue rapid buildout of gigawatt-scale data centers. These giant data centers consume as much power as the entire output of a nuclear power plant. Related U.S. Energy Production Chalks Up Another Record 'This is a different urgency coming. They need this load to drive the next iteration of growth.
approved the first major electric transmission policy update in over a decade, a move expected to speed up new interregional lines to help the grid cope with surging demand. The new rule marks