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November 18, 2025

Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they'll get built

  • One question is whether utilities are counting speculative projects that may never happen.
    • By MARC LEVY
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Matt O’Brien [enlarge]
    The Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex in Abilene, Texas.

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they'll need two or three times more electricity within a few years to power massive new data centers that are feeding a fast-growing AI economy.


     
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