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Data centers are adding an extra 220 gigawatts of electricity demand in the US. How can the grid cope? A second special episode from the ACORE Policy Forum artwork
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Data centers are adding an extra 220 gigawatts of electricity demand in the US. How can the grid cope? A second special episode from the ACORE Policy Forum

The Energy Gang by Wood Mackenzie

Feb 27, 202600:52:09Business

New analysis from Wood Mackenzie shows that 220 gigawatts of additional power demand from data centers is in the pipeline in the US, and 183 GW of that is already backed by firm commercial commitments. That is a huge amo...

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Data centers are adding an extra 220 gigawatts of electricity demand in the US. How can the grid cope? A second special episode from the ACORE Policy Forum is an episode from The Energy Gang by Wood Mackenzie. New analysis from Wood Mackenz...

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Published Feb 27, 2026, 00:52:09 long, audio available.