March 25, 2025
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IEA: Extreme Weather Adds 20% to Increase in Electricity Demand in 2024

Data centers may be driving electricity demand growth in the U.S., but air conditioning helped drive a 4.3% increase in worldwide demand in 2024.

New England Officials Discuss Tx Oversight and Rising Energy Costs
State energy officials emphasized the need for increased oversight for transmission investments at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.
ACORE Report Presses Renewables as Critical for US Energy Dominance
An ACORE report says solar and wind can be deployed cheaply and quickly to meet the country’s rapidly escalating demand growth, while providing support for natural gas and nuclear plants.
ACP: Storage Set Installation Record for 2024
Storage set a new record of installations in 2024, but the forecasts for the rest of the decade are cloudy because of uncertainty around the future of tax credits and additional tariffs from President Trump.
ISO-NE Scales Back Vehicle, Heating Electrification Forecasts
As part of a major overhaul of its annual load forecasting process, ISO-NE has significantly scaled back its electrification forecast for electric vehicles and heat pumps.
Fate of Wind Tower Manufacturing Site in Albany Uncertain
A longstanding project to build a wind tower manufacturing center in the Port of Albany has become uncertain under the Trump administration.
NJ Legislators Seek AI Data Center Energy Rules
A key New Jersey Senate committee backed two measures seeking to limit the energy that artificial intelligence data centers can take out of the transmission and distribution system.
ACEEE State Efficiency Scorecard Gives California Top Marks
The 16th ACEEE state energy efficiency scorecard put California at the top of the rankings and Wyoming at the bottom.
Maryland Crossover Day Update: Bills Passed, Amended, Waiting
The Utility Transparency and Accountability Act was one of the dozens of bills the Maryland House of Delegates sent it to the Senate as part of the legislature’s “crossover day.”
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