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America’s Electricity Demand Just Hit Overdrive

UNITED STATES, JUL 24 – Rising electricity demand driven by electrification and data centers will require utilities to increase spending on aging infrastructure, with 31% of transmission assets near or past useful life.

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Electricity generation in the United States hit a record high in the first half of the year, as power demand is growing with data center expansion. Electricity provided by utilities in the U.S. rose by 4% in January to June, to an all-time high of 2,188 terawatt hours (TWh) for the period, according to data from clean energy think tank Ember cited by Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire. Fossil fuels continued to supply more than half—or 54.8%—of all…

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Utility Dive broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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