
US power use to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA says
(BOE Report) – U.S. power consumption will hit new record highs in 2025 and 2026, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Thursday. EIA projected power demand will rise to 4,201 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in 2025 and 4,244 billion kWh in 2026, from a record 4,097 billion kWh in 2024. Those demand