NV Energy has reported nearly 17 GW of large-load service requests by 2036, the vast majority from data centers—that’s over 2x the total peak demand faced by the company’s utilities last year. But roughly half have inked cost-allocation agreements.
PPL is forecasting over 18 GW in large-load demand by 2034-2047 (a figure that only covers executed agreements). Meanwhile, its electric subsidiary has proposed a new rider to directly charge data centers for certain transmission costs.
AEP said it has signed deals representing more than 22 GW of new large loads by 2031 (most of which is slated for the company’s Ohio footprint). That’s a 44% jump from last year’s forecast for the same period.
The throughline: As utilities’ large-load forecasts spark criticism for overinflating demand, companies are tweaking their predictions to reflect done deals—and cut out the noise from speculative (and unlikely) projects.
Mon, Sep 28
NEWS: Utilities are tweaking their large-load forecasts. Here are some of the latest numbers:
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