U.S. electricity consumption is set to hit record-high levels this year and next, as demand from data centers and industrial customers soars, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). America’s power use will hit 4,187 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025 and then rise to 4,305 billion kWh in 2026, the monthly report showed. The previous record of 4,097 billion kWh was set in 2024. As a result of the growing demand from data centers and industrial customers, the EIA raised…
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