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Faster-than-Expected Data Center Load Growth May Cause Increased Regional Short-term Fossil Fuel Generation and Wholesale Electricity Prices

LCG, March 18, 2026--The EIA released a new "In-depth Analysis" of the potential impact of faster-than-expected near-term growth in data center power demand on power generation and wholesale prices on March 12. The analysis models the lower 48 states through 2027 and compares results to its base case scenario. Key takeaway from this sensitivity analysis is the potential increase in fossil fuels in some regions and potentially a significant increase in wholesale prices in ERCOT.

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Faster-than-Expected Data Center Load Growth May Cause Increased Regional Short-term Fossil Fuel Generation and Wholesale Electricity Prices

LCG, March 18, 2026--The EIA released a new "In-depth Analysis" of the potential impact of faster-than-expected near-term growth in data center power demand on power generation and wholesale prices on March 12. The analysis models the lower 48 states through 2027 and compares results to its base case scenario. Key takeaway from this sensitivity analysis is the potential increase in fossil fuels in some regions and potentially a significant increase in wholesale prices in ERCOT.

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Power Plant Seen in Indian State

LCG, Jan. 27, 2004--Six months after legal reforms governing the power sector were instituted in India, the country's Reliance Industries has announced it is considering construction of a 3,500-megawatt power plant.

One of the main features of the act that appears to have prompted the plans for the state of Uttar Pradesh is the status it gives to state electricity boards, which have shown difficulty in returning dues owed to private investors, including Enron in the early 1990s. The managing director of Reliance Industries, Anil Ambani, said, "We would not have made this investment if we were not confident that Uttar Pradesh is committed in a durable fashion to a genuine reform of its power sector."

Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, has over 40,000 villages that do not have electricity. Theft and poor efficiency are serious problems in areas that do have power supplies.
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