EnergyOnline
Services

RSS FEED

EnergyOnline.com rss

News

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

Industry News

PSEG to buy 35 Percent of Polish Power Plant

LCG, Aug. 31, 2001--U.S. utility holding company Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. said yesterday that it will take a 35 percent interest in Elektrownia Skawina, a coal-fired power plant that supplies a fifth of the power needs of the Krakow area in Poland.

"We are expecting to sign a deal around September 15," said George Holoyda, manager of PSEG's Polish unit. The Polish treasury said it would likely sign a sales agreement with PSEG by the end of September.

PSEG, which will pay $25 million for its share of the 590 megawatt plant, beat out rival bids from French utilities Electricit de France and Snet. Under terms of the purchase, the American company will be allowed to increase its stake to more than 50 percent by investing in the facility.

Skawina is the last of Poland's conventional power plants to be sold under the country's privatization program, which is expected to be completed in 2005. Three cogeneration plants and one electric distribution firm remain to be sold this year.

Copyright © 2026 LCG Consulting. All rights reserved. Terms and Copyright
UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
Uniform Storage Model
A Battery Simulation Model
UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
CAISO CRR Auctions
Monthly Price and Congestion Forecasting Service