Power grids across the US are straining under record demand as a heat wave coincides with surging data center consumption. PJM territory faces potential all-time peak demand records while Texas's grid absorbs data center requests five times higher than previous peaks, forcing utilities to request voluntary conservation.
·PJM anticipates new peak demand record as extreme heat tests regional power infrastructure
·Data centers are projected to drive power demand up 40% in six years, fundamentally reshaping grid capacity needs
·Texas grid reports data center power requests at five times its historical all-time peak demand
·Utilities issuing voluntary energy conservation requests as heat wave intensifies strain on supplies
·Georgetown County water system experiencing outages due to drought-driven demand spikes concurrent with power crisis
drawn from Utility Dive, City of Statesville, PJM Inside Lines, WMBF · updated 40m ago