(Reuters) – US electricity consumption will rise to record highs in 2026 and 2027 due to power-hungry AI data centers and electrification, the US Energy Information Administration said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. The EIA projected that power demand will rise from a record 4,216 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025 to 4,306 … Read more