The dramatic demand for electricity, along with high costs, can create tremendous energy challenges for the United States during the next two decades, New report It was released on Tuesday by ICF found.
Global Consulting and Technology Services Company expected that the demand for electricity could jump at least 25 % in the next five years and 78 % by 2050 – the results that have surpassed historical trends in the past two decades. The report said that this growth can have a significant impact on the reliability of electricity and the ability to withstand costs. The retail costs are also expected to rise; By 2050, the costs that were passed on the consumer can double.
“This is a pivotal moment as the increasing demand creates urgent challenges to the network,” said Ann Chawat, Vice President of ICF Energy, Environment and Infrastructure.
The United States can struggle with the increased demand for electricity due to the high temperatures and the increasing use of emerging technologies, which leads to a decrease in a reproduced system. The report found that in Texas, approximately a third of the expected increase is attributed to the large sources of pregnancy, such as cryptocurrency mining. Data centers, building electrification and manufacture of semiconductors, along with electric cars, represents 35 % of the expected load until 2040 in 13 states in the middle of the Atlantic and Middle West, as well as Washington, DC.
Electrical network operators throughout the United States were alerting alert before summer temperatures increased after a record temperature last year. The World Meteorological Organization said in the annual Global Climate Report This 2024 is a new global situation TemperatureWith an average of more than 1.5 ° C above pre -industry levels. National weather service He issued a report last week Predicting with more hot temperatures throughout the United States from June to August.
PJM, one of the largest operators of the country’s electrical network press release The system will suffer from high demand for peak this summer.
“This view of the standard peak scenario reflects the concerns that have lasted years ago and we are planning to obtain sufficient resources to maintain the reliability of the network,” said Aftab Khan, CEO of Operations, Planning and Security of BGM. The operator confirmed that he had sufficient resources to respond to the request and said he was planning unusual scenarios and would interact with them to “protect electricity supplies.”
It is also expected that the electricity costs and inflation will increase, as experts expect a 6 % jump in 2025 – at a rate of $ 784 per family for the summer period. It would represent a record for 12 years, according to a new man analysis From the National Association of Energy Assistance Managers. Families are not only expected to have to pay higher electricity prices, but they are likely to consume them more than they were last summer because of the need for more cooling.
” CBS News’ Moneywatch“When electricity prices rise, they tend to stay high.”
Megan Serolo contributed to this report.
