America’s power grid is headed for uncharted territory. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) now forecasts U.S. electricity use will hit all-time highs in the next two years, climbing to 4,186 billion kilowatt-hours in 2025 and 4,284 billion kilowatt-hours in 2026. This surge ends nearly two decades of flat electricity demand. From 2005 to 2020, U.S. power use barely budged, growing just 0.1 percent. The new upward trend signals a fundamental shift in how America powers its economy. Data centers running power-hungry artificial intelligence systems and cryptocurrency operations are driving this change. These facilities fall under the commercial sector, which the … Continue reading US Power Demand Surging To 4,284 Billion kWh By 2026 As AI Data Centers Drive Record Consumption