Datacenter power requests vs peak demand
Datacenters have asked 14 of 20 large US utilities for more power than their grid uses at peak.
Asked forSigned1x: the grid's peak demand today
ERCOT Texas
5.2x 474 GW
AEP 11 states
4.8x 195 GW
Georgia Power Georgia
4.7x 80 GW
PPL Electric Pennsylvania
4.1x 32 GW
APS Arizona
2.8x 25 GW
Dominion Virginia
2.7x 54 GW
NV Energy Nevada
2.7x 22 GW
LG&E and KU Kentucky
2.0x 14 GW
Evergy Kansas, Missouri
1.5x 16 GW
Xcel Energy 8 states
1.3x 26 GW
Alliant Iowa, Wisconsin
1.3x 7.0 GW
ComEd Chicago
1.3x 26 GW
Consumers Energy Michigan
1.1x 9.0 GW
Ameren Missouri Missouri
1.1x 7.4 GW
PG&E California
0.8x 13 GW
DTE Michigan
0.7x 8.4 GW
FPL Florida
0.7x 21 GW
FirstEnergy 6 states
0.7x 25 GW
Entergy 4 states
0.4x 9.5 GW
Duke Energy 6 states
0.3x 15 GW
Figures by utility
| Utility or grid | Area | Asked for | Signed | Peak demand | Asked vs peak | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERCOT | Texas | 474 GW | n/a | 91 GW | 5.2x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| AEP | 11 states | 195 GW | 69 GW | 41 GW | 4.8x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| Georgia Power | Georgia | 80 GW | 16 GW | 17 GW | 4.7x | Jun 2026 | Source |
| PPL Electric | Pennsylvania | 32 GW | 11 GW | 7.8 GW | 4.1x | Jun 2026 | Source |
| APS | Arizona | 25 GW | 4.5 GW | 8.6 GW | 2.8x | Oct 2026 | Source |
| Dominion | Virginia | 54 GW | 12 GW | 20 GW | 2.7x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| NV Energy | Nevada | 22 GW | 6.0 GW | 8.2 GW | 2.7x | May 2026 | Source |
| LG&E and KU | Kentucky | 14 GW | 1.3 GW | 6.8 GW | 2.0x | Jun 2026 | Source |
| Evergy | Kansas, Missouri | 16 GW | 3.0 GW | 10 GW | 1.5x | Aug 2026 | Source |
| Xcel Energy | 8 states | 26 GW | 2.0 GW | 20 GW | 1.3x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| Alliant | Iowa, Wisconsin | 7.0 GW | 3.4 GW | 5.5 GW | 1.3x | Sep 2026 | Source |
| ComEd | Chicago | 26 GW | n/a | 21 GW | 1.3x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| Consumers Energy | Michigan | 9.0 GW | 1.0 GW | 7.9 GW | 1.1x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| Ameren Missouri | Missouri | 7.4 GW | 2.8 GW | 6.9 GW | 1.1x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| PG&E | California | 13 GW | 4.5 GW | 16 GW | 0.8x | Jun 2026 | Source |
| DTE | Michigan | 8.4 GW | 2.4 GW | 11 GW | 0.7x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| FPL | Florida | 21 GW | n/a | 29 GW | 0.7x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| FirstEnergy | 6 states | 25 GW | 6.4 GW | 35 GW | 0.7x | Jul 2026 | Source |
| Entergy | 4 states | 9.5 GW | n/a | 24 GW | 0.4x | Jun 2026 | Source |
| Duke Energy | 6 states | 15 GW | 7.8 GW | 51 GW | 0.3x | Aug 2026 | Source |
Investor decks, SEC and utility commission filings, ERCOT (May 2026 to Oct 2026). Peak demand: companies, EIA. Requests overlap and definitions differ, so rows don't add up. Data (JSON)
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