Data Centers, AI Infrastructure to Boost Electricity Sales by 175 Percent

The growth in demand is centered in Texas, the District of Columbia, and 13 mid-Atlantic states.

Electric power lines at sunset in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Driven by new data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, retail electricity sales to consumers across the United States are expected to grow at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in both 2025 and 2026.

This is a 175 percent jump compared with the 0.8 percent average growth during the 2020–2024 period, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a July 31 analysis.