With 116 GW of large load capacity committed or under construction, U.S. utilities are planning for significant large load capacity growth — equivalent to 15.5% of current U.S. peak demand — according to a new Wood Mackenzie study of major investor-owned utilities. Accounting projects in advanced discussion or a near-term forecast brings the total to… The post Data centers forcing US utilities to plan large load capacity additions very quickly appeared first on Solar Power World.