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Faster-than-Expected Data Center Load Growth May Cause Increased Regional Short-term Fossil Fuel Generation and Wholesale Electricity Prices

LCG, March 18, 2026--The EIA released a new "In-depth Analysis" of the potential impact of faster-than-expected near-term growth in data center power demand on power generation and wholesale prices on March 12. The analysis models the lower 48 states through 2027 and compares results to its base case scenario. Key takeaway from this sensitivity analysis is the potential increase in fossil fuels in some regions and potentially a significant increase in wholesale prices in ERCOT.

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Faster-than-Expected Data Center Load Growth May Cause Increased Regional Short-term Fossil Fuel Generation and Wholesale Electricity Prices

LCG, March 18, 2026--The EIA released a new "In-depth Analysis" of the potential impact of faster-than-expected near-term growth in data center power demand on power generation and wholesale prices on March 12. The analysis models the lower 48 states through 2027 and compares results to its base case scenario. Key takeaway from this sensitivity analysis is the potential increase in fossil fuels in some regions and potentially a significant increase in wholesale prices in ERCOT.

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GE Increases Investments in Texas Wind Projects

LCG, November 2, 2007--GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric Company, announced yesterday its investment in a wind farm located in west Texas with Invenergy Wind LLC. Construction began this summer, and the project is scheduled to commence operations in April 2008.

The project, the Stanton Wind Energy LLC project, has a design capacity of 120-MW and will include 80 GE 1.5-Mw wind turbines. The project will interconnect with the Midland East to Big Springs West 138 kV line. Electricity generated by the project will be sold into the ERCOT market.

According to GE Energy Financial Services, the company holds equity in 51 wind farms around the world, with an electric generating capacity of over 2.5 GW. GE plans to double its more than $2 billion of renewable energy investments by 2010.
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