Calif. Electricity Consumption Headed off the Charts, CEC Forecast Shows
Cost of Data Center Interconnections Questioned
This line graph shows how much electricity could be consumed in California over the coming decades. | CEC
Jan 6, 2026
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California’s electricity consumption is projected to increase dramatically over the coming decades due in large part to planned artificial intelligence data centers, although questions remain about how many of those data centers actually will be built.
