From 31 to 66 Gigawatts: Inside the Power Demand Curve That Will Reshape the US Grid by 2027

US data center power demand is on a steep and well-documented climb. Goldman Sachs Research forecasts a move from 31 GW in 2025 to 41 GW in 2026 and 66 GW in 2027.
Goldman Sachs put a figure on what grid operators have been feeling since late 2024: US data-center power demand is expected to reach 66 gigawatts by 2027, up from 31 GW in 2025. No grid was designed for that rate of change. Read more
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