US grid operators issued emergency alerts in July 2026 as data center load and heat pushed aging systems to their limits
The Detroit News · FRI JUL 31
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Vantage files for two South Fulton County data center campuses totaling over 1.4 million square feet.
DataCenterDynamics · FRI JUL 31
PJM Interconnection will cut power to data centers of 50 MW and larger during shortages starting in June 2027.
TechCrunch · THU JUL 30
US data centers head toward 292 terawatt hours in 2026, about 6.5 percent of total power demand.
McKinsey · TUE JUL 28
Data center load dropped off the PJM grid on July 22, causing a voltage disturbance across the region.
Data Center Dynamics · TUE JUL 28
Douglas County commissioners rejected a 700 acre EdgeConneX data center campus for a second time.
WSB-TV · TUE JUL 28
CleanSpark signs a 20-year, $6.6 billion data center lease at its Sandersville, Georgia campus.
Data Center Dynamics · TUE JUL 28
![[Data] US Data Centers Now Consume 176 TWh, 4.4% of National Electricity](https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/images/2026.05.19/main.png?1785157919)
US data centers now consume 176 TWh, about 4.4 percent of national electricity in 2026.
US Energy Information Administration · MON JUL 27
![[Data] US Colocation Capacity Hits 29 Gigawatts as Vacancy Falls to 1.2 Percent](https://www.avisonyoung.us/documents/35486/0/Avison+Young+US+Data+Center+Report+Q2+2023.jpg/51e06e7a-1570-5c78-01e4-030a1030055f?version=1.0&t=1692826023471&imagePreview=1)
US colocation inventory reached 29 gigawatts in Q1 2026 with vacancy at a record-low 1.2 percent.
Avison Young · SUN JUL 26
![[Data] US Data Center Electricity Demand Set to More Than Double by 2030](https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/5brpWjGpHVPJZja9hDL2REY4DLwx-Ahqe6JhlAmknRo/g:ce/rs:fit:770:435/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0yMjQ1MDI1ODQyLmpwZw==.webp)
US data center electricity demand is projected to grow 133 percent by 2030 to 426 terawatt-hours.
Utility Dive · SUN JUL 26
US utilities are revising generation plans as AI data center load strains grids and raises consumer costs.
Utility Dive · SUN JUL 26
New data center projects across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina advanced through July 2026.
Data Center Knowledge · SUN JUL 26
QTS files to expand its Project Excalibur campus in Fayette County south of Atlanta.
Data Center Dynamics · SUN JUL 26
![[Data] US Data Center Market Tops $122 Billion as Colocation Surges](https://s3.mordorintelligence.com/production/united-states-data-center-market/market-snapshot.webp)
The US data center market is worth about $122 billion in 2026 with colocation capacity surging.
Mordor Intelligence · SAT JUL 25
CleanSpark signed a 20-year, $6.6 billion data center lease at its Sandersville, Georgia campus.
PR Newswire · SAT JUL 25
![[Data] Atlanta Data Center Vacancy Falls Toward 1 Percent Amid Billion-Dollar Build-Out](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/bdecf05c8337e3b3029dca3cb33592d8d84e974e-2240x1260.png)
Metro Atlanta data center vacancy sits near 1 percent as billions in new capacity break ground.
Blackridge Research · SAT JUL 25
US data centers consume 176 TWh a year, about 4.4 percent of national electricity, with more coming.
Electric Choice · SAT JUL 25
EIA forecasts the strongest four-year US electricity demand growth since 2000, led by data centers.
US Energy Information Administration · SAT JUL 25
![[Data] IEA Projects Data Center Electricity Use Above 1,000 Terawatt-Hours in 2026](https://img.datacenterfrontier.com/files/base/ebm/datacenterfrontier/image/2024/03/65eba10b68ec7f001ea78e9a-dreamstime_xxl_309228434.png?auto=format,compress&fit=fill&fill=blur&w=1200&h=630)
IEA projects global data center electricity use above 1,000 terawatt-hours in 2026.
IEA / Data Center Frontier · FRI JUL 24
US data center power demand set to climb from 31 to 41 gigawatts in 2026, straining the grid.
S&P Global Market Intelligence · FRI JUL 24