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Over the past year, grid planners nearly doubled the 5-year load growth forecast.
The nationwide forecast of electricity demand shot up from 2.6% to 4.7% growth over the next five years, as reflected in 2023 FERC filings.
Grid planners forecast peak demand growth of 38 gigawatts (GW) through 2028, requiring rapid planning and construction of new generation and transmission.
This is likely an underestimate: Several more recent updates are adding additional GWs to that forecast. Next year’s forecast is likely to show an even higher nationwide growth rate.
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The main drivers are investment in new manufacturing, industrial, and data center facilities.
Since 2021, commitments for industrial and manufacturing facilities have totaled about $481 billion, and over 200 manufacturing facilities have been announced this past year.
Data center growth is forecast to exceed $150 billion through 2028.
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The U.S. electric grid is not prepared for significant load growth.
The U.S. installed 1,700 miles of new high-voltage transmission miles per year on average in the first half of the 2010s but dropped to only 645 miles per year on average in the second half of the 2010s.
Low transfer capability between regions is a key risk for reliability if load growth outpaces deployment of new generation in some regions.