U.S. data-center power demand by state & region

AI's electricity load isn't spread evenly — it concentrates onto a handful of grids. Here's where, and why each market matters.

A Gridlas analysis · public EIA / LBNL / ERCOT / CBRE data · current as of late 2025

4.4% → 6.7–12%

DC share of U.S. power, 2023 → 2028

~226 GW

ERCOT large-load queue (Nov 2025)

~4.5 yrs

median interconnection wait

Data centers consumed 4.4% of U.S. electricity in 2023, a share LBNL projects will reach 6.7%–12% by 2028. But the national average hides the real story: the load lands on specific grids, around the clock, faster than utilities have ever had to respond. These five markets are where that collision is sharpest.

National map of U.S. data-center clusters over the power grid — Major U.S. data-center clusters over the power grid. Source: public EIA / CBRE / JLL (late 2025); clusters approximate.

Regional deep-dives

The problem isn't total U.S. capacity — it's location and timing. Compute scales in months; power scales in years.

Want the full picture? The Gridlas report has all five regional deep-dives in depth, the ranked metro tables, high-res maps, a 12-month outlook, and the underlying dataset (CSV/GeoJSON) — built entirely from public EIA, LBNL & ERCOT data.

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Sources: U.S. EIA (public domain); LBNL 2024 Data Center Energy Usage Report & "Queued Up" 2025; ERCOT (via Latitude Media / Utility Dive); CBRE / JLL H2 2025. See the full methodology & sources.

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