This Power Magazine article projects 2026 industry trends. Read the full piece here.
- The power industry is increasingly leveraging AI to optimize grid efficiency while simultaneously racing to meet the explosive “gigawatt-scale” demand from AI data centers, which could consume up to 12% of total U.S. electricity by 2028.
- Severe infrastructure bottlenecks—including 2.5 terawatts of power stuck in transmission queues and four-year lead times for transformers—are forcing companies to adopt on-site “behind-the-meter” generation and standardized equipment designs.
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