Grid congestion cost US $17 billion last year, Grid Strategies report shows

A new analysis quantifies the economic drag from transmission bottlenecks as load growth outpaces infrastructure buildout, underscoring the sector's core capacity challenge.

First covered Sep 17, 2026 · 1:21 PM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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9d Latitude Media Grid congestion cost the US a record $17 billion last year — A new report from Grid Strategies quantifies the costs as grid capacity fails to keep up with load growth.

9d Latitude Media Grid congestion cost the US $17 billion last year — A new report from Grid Strategies quantifies the costs as grid capacity fails to keep up with load growth.

Primary sources

gridstrategiesllc.com Transmission Congestion in the U.S. — cited by 2 of the outlets above

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marketscale.com Transmission congestion cost the US grid $12B in 2024, and Texas's data center freeze is making the bottleneck worse

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utilitydive.com US grid congestion costs jumped 56% to $20.8B in 2022: report | Utility Dive

ctcglobal.com America’s $17 Billion Transmission Challenge - CTC Global

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Appeared in: 2026-09-17 (#1) · 2026-09-18 (#2)

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