“Electricity growth is set to surge in the upcoming years after years of minimal growth and even some declines.  The surge is catching Power Grid planners off guard.  Increased Manufacturing is one reason.  Another reason for the surge in demand is to charge Electric Vehicles, the wide expansion into Heat Pumps, expanding Artificial Intelligence demand, and in the South-Central region Bitcoin Mining.  Bitcoin mining is primarily an issue in the ERCOT region (Texas), which is not interconnected to the rest of the Nation’s grid.  The forecast summer demand for 2028 jumped by 17GW alone in 1 year per canary media.”

https://felpower.com/the-increase-in-power-demands-and-an-aging-grid/