Because AI. Archive: https://archive.today/rYJXb From the post: >>Those demand increases come in part from data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency and as homes and businesses use more electricity and less fossil fuel for heat and transportation. The EIA forecast power sales in 2025 will rise to 1,508 billion kWh for residential consumers, 1,482 billion kWh for commercial customers, and 1,055 billion kWh for industrial customers. Those forecasts compare to all-time highs of 1,509 billion kWh for residential consumers in 2022, 1,434 billion kWh in 2024 for commercial customers, and 1,064 billion kWh for industrial customers in 2000.