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February 2, 2026

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Dominion Energy
Dominion Sees Sharp Rise in Forecast for New Data Center Load
Dominion Energy CEO Bob Blue discussed continued growth in data center demand, offshore wind and the firm's Connecticut nuclear plant during the company's Q4 earnings call.
Nicholas Institute, Duke University
US Grid Has Flexible ‘Headroom’ for Data Center Demand Growth
A new study from Duke University says the existing power system could handle much of the demand growth expected in the coming years with no additional generation if artificial intelligence data centers can be persuaded to cut their energy use by as little as 1% during times of peak demand.
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NASEO Panel Explores Coordinated Planning to Meet Demand Growth
The U.S. electric power industry faces unprecedented challenges from the size, pace and impacts of demand growth and should look to new approaches for possible solutions, according to speakers at NASEO’s Energy Policy Outlook Conference.
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Puget Sound Energy Partners with Tech Co. to Promote Hydrogen
Puget Sound Energy and Modern Hydrogen have launched an initiative aimed at expanding hydrogen technology among large gas customers to meet decarbonization goals.
House Energy & Commerce Committee
House Hearing Examines How to Ensure US ‘Energy Dominance’
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy looked into how to meet demand growth in its first hearing of the new Congress, which showed a clear partisan divide on how to meet it.
Amazon
Wash. Governor Orders Study to Explore Data Center Impact
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order to create a team that will explore the impact of data center growth on the Evergreen State.
TVA
ACORE Presses Congress to Order Improvements in TVA Planning, Oversight
ACORE says Congress could take steps to establish more comprehensive transmission and generation planning within the TVA.
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Overheard at USEA State of the Energy Industry Forum 2025
Participants at the United States Energy Association’s 2025 State of the Energy Industry Forum discussed topics such as demand growth, nuclear fusion and energy efficiency.
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Chevron, Engine No. 1 to Power Data Centers
Chevron and Engine No. 1 are teaming up on plans for what they expect will be the first multi-gigawatt gas-fired power plant co-located with a data center.
California Energy Commission
Data Centers to Drive Calif. Power Demand, Sales
CAISO peak demand will grow from 48.3 GW in 2024 to about 68 GW in 2040, according to a new forecast that attributes much of the increase to data center load.

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