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PrimaryEnergy41%EIA's October 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts 2026 wholesale electricity prices rising fastest of any US grid in PJM — the territory with the world's largest concentration of data centres — upEIA Short-Term Energy OutlookOctober 2026- PrimaryEnergy$2.57B for 2.6 GW of new capacityTalen Energy closed its $2.57 billion Cornerstone Acquisition of three natural-gas plants on June 15, 2026, adding about 2.6 gigawatts of capacity, and raised its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $2.025-$2.225 billionTalen Energy (SEC 8-K)Q2 2026
- ReportedEnergya dedicated 932-megawatt gas power plant for Meta's new AI data centerMeta is investing roughly $10 billion in a new AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, paired with a dedicated 932-megawatt natural gas power plant to supply its planned 1-gigawatt capacityTrendForceJuly 2026
- PrimaryEnergy5% year-over-year growth in commercial electricity useA hot summer pushed US electricity consumption higher across every sector. The EIA's October 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook reports that overall US electricity consumption in the third quarter of 2026 rose 4% year-over-year, with the commercial sector — which includes data centers — posting the second-fastest growth of any sector, behind only residential's 6%, atU.S. Energy Information AdministrationOctober 2026 STEO
- PrimaryEnergy2.8%, even as industrial demand grows 2.7% and residential demand holds flatEIA's October 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts commercial-sector electricity demand -- the category that includes data centres -- climbing steadily through 2027, growing year-over-year byEIA Short-Term Energy OutlookOctober 2026
- PrimaryEnergy63% of the growth in total US electricity sales in 2026The EIA says data-center and manufacturing growth is driving US electricity consumption to record levels, and its September 2026 outlook forecasts that commercial-sector electricity sales — the category that includes data centers — will account forU.S. EIASep 2026 STEO
- PrimaryEnergyUS electricity sales projected to hit a record 4,135 billion kWh in 2026, driven largely by data centers, per the EIAUS electricity consumption had been nearly flat for over a decade, and now data center buildout is pushing it to new records. The EIA's September 2026 outlook forecasts total US electricity sales will reachU.S. EIASept 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook
- PrimaryEnergyover 10 gigawatts at $325 per megawatt-day across the MAAC, PPL and RTO zonesThe grid operator covering a swath of the US mid-Atlantic and Midwest has to pay more to guarantee future capacity as AI data centres queue for power. In the auction for the 2028/2029 delivery year, Talen Energy's fleet -- including its nuclear plants -- clearedTalen Energy SEC Filing2028/2029 delivery year, reported Q2 2026
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