US utilities face surging data center demand in 2026 as NERC warns of summer shortfall risk and gas projects win approva
Utility Dive · MON JUL 6
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A developer pitched a data center deal to a DeKalb commissioner as PCC-DeKalb seeks a permit for a 2M sq ft campus.
Decaturish · MON JUL 6
US data center power demand climbs from 31 GW in 2025 to 41 GW in 2026, reshaping grid planning.
U.S. Department of Energy · FRI JUL 3
![[Data] Data center grid power demand on track to nearly triple by 2030](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1558494949-ef010cbdcc31?w=800&q=80)
Data center grid power demand on track to nearly triple by 2030 as AI load grows
S&P Global · WED JUL 1
Data centers drove half of US electricity demand growth in 2026 as grids strain and prices rise
Fortune · WED JUL 1
![[Data] US data centers consume 176 TWh, or 4.4 percent of power](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/3ab3b369ea84603422a3f899e058f69bbf39c61e-1222x722.jpg)
US data centers use about 176 TWh a year, 4.4 percent of national electricity, with 700-plus more under construction.
World Resources Institute · TUE JUN 30
Faster-than-expected data center power demand could lift US fossil generation, EIA analysis finds.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · TUE JUN 30
Microsoft, T5 and others expand data center campuses across Douglas and Fulton counties into 2026.
ConstructConnect · MON JUN 29
![[Data] US data center power demand could reach 106 GW by 2035](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/1882acabec8fa34a83036161bada3e16ee107c9a-665x435.webp)
US data center power demand could reach about 106 GW by 2035, per a BloombergNEF projection.
Utility Dive · SUN JUN 28
AI data centers are forcing US utilities to overhaul load planning as demand outpaces new grid capacity.
Utility Dive · SUN JUN 28
US data center expansion is hitting grid limits as interconnection delays and capacity costs climb in 2026.
Fortune · SUN JUN 28
Google revealed as the owner of the $8B Project Pegasus data center in LaGrange, Georgia.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · FRI JUN 26
![[Data] Hyperscalers Plan Up to $690 Billion in 2026 Data Center Capex](https://futurumgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI-Capex-2026-The-690B-Infrastructure-Sprint.jpg)
Market data shows top US cloud providers committing $660 to $690 billion in 2026 data center capital spending.
Futurum Group · MON JUN 22
Metro Atlanta data center growth accelerates with major projects in Douglas and Fulton counties.
Data Center Frontier · SUN JUN 21
US residential electricity costs rose about 42 percent in five years as data center power demand surged.
Congressional Research Service · SUN JUN 21
US data center power demand is projected to reach 75.8 GW in 2026 and 134.4 GW by 2030.
KilowattLogic · SUN JUN 21
NERC warns of elevated summer power shortfall risk as data center load outpaces new generation in PJM, MISO, and ERCOT.
nZero · SUN JUN 21
US data center power demand is projected to triple as multibillion-dollar grid investment scales.
Rigzone · FRI JUN 19
Georgia regulators approve a 10,000-megawatt grid expansion driven by data center power demand.
Georgia Recorder · FRI JUN 19
![[Data] US Data Center Construction Spending Hits $49.5 Billion Annual Pace](https://cdn.statcdn.com/static/img/openGraph/statista.png)
US data center construction hit a $49.5 billion annual pace in 2026 as hyperscaler capex tops $600 billion.
Statista · THU JUN 18