[FLT-bird]

I wonder if it could have anything to do with the literally millions of illegal aliens who have invaded the country in the last 4 years.

[TexasFreeper2009]

It is almost like... everyone is starting to plug in giant electric things that must be charged!

hm.. how strange! I wonder what that could be!

[Tell It Right]

as they confront an unexpected explosion in the number of data centers, an abrupt resurgence in manufacturing driven by new federal laws, and millions of electric vehicles being plugged in

Don't forget the scores of illegals crossing the border. They need power too.

[moovova]

[ClearCase_guy]

Sums up the Left nicely — they have absolutely no sense of “consequences”. The let in millions of illegals, and they push electric cars, and then they act surprised when electricity use goes up. What a mystery this is.

[wildcard_redneck]

We must decommission all of the electricity hogging government data centers to save the planet.

[Carry_Okie]

Maybe we should start calling electric cars “rolling blackouts.”

[norwaypinesavage]

Well, Duh! The Seattle Times is beginning to gain a firm grasp on the obvious.

[moovova]

"We're gonna need a bigger Sun."

[Blueflag]

I have a friend who works for Ga Power. He tells me that Ga Power, despite the new nuclear plants coming online, is forecasting a stressed local grid due to robust industrial growth - especially LARGE DATA CENTERS. New battery plants, car factories, etc etc.

Ga Power is rapidly bringing additional natural gas plant capacity online, even converting older, retired coal-fired plants with non-expired air permits back on line with new natural gas turbines. This has added a new problem of sourcing enough natural gas, in the current gas-unfriendly regulatory environment.

Crazy.

[Tommy Revolts]

...the swelling appetite for more electricity, driven not only by electric cars,

[Yo-Yo]

Couldn’t be the result of forcing people to use electric heat, electric stoves, electric water heating, and electric cars now, would it?

[unread]

"A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals."

But, but I thought a warm climate meant less energy needed for heating.... I'm confused.

I guess the only answer is very small Chinese cars for everyone. Ask O'Biden, he'll tell you. AND EAT YOUR BUGS.!

[butlerweave]

It’s all those EVs ,LOL

[mikey_hates_everything]

Amazon is building an $11 billion data center campus just a few miles away from the North Anna Nuclear Generating facility in Louisa County, Va. I think it will just take the plant over eventually and all of the juice for itself.

[toddausauras]

Illegals and AI?

[metmom]

They’re forcing everyone to go electric.

What do the idiots expect? Demand will go DOWN??????

[technically right]

And in others news, regional grid operator PJM, projects 40 GW of generating capacity retirements in the next 6 years. Nearly all of it dispatchable thermal generation.

Net Zero idiots about to meet reality.

[unread]

"build dozens of power plants over the next 15 years that would burn natural gas."

OH NO.! Not natural gas.. WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE, WE'RE GOING TO DIE..!!!

[PubliusMM]

Maybe take the closed nuclear plant out of mothballs?