Utilities face pressure to develop projects as electricity demand surges

Utilities are grappling with whether they can shift from traditional grid operators to active project developers fast enough to meet demand growth accelerating at 50 times historical rates.

First covered Nov 2, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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9d Utility Dive Utilities need to become project developers. Are they ready? — Load growth is surging 50x faster than before. Can utilities scale fast enough to meet demand?

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Appeared in: 2026-11-02 (#1) · 2026-11-03 (#7)

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