Morgan Stanley published research this month estimating U.S. data center power demand will rise from 9.19 gigawatts in 2025 to 78.57 gigawatts by 2029.
On August 18, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05, establishing the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development Requirements, known as GRID.
In January, during Winter Storm Fern, the Department of Energy issued an emergency order authorizing PJM Interconnection to curtail data centers across 13 states.
