Latitude Intelligence tracks 120 GW signed data center loads

As the U.S. tech industry faces growing engineering and political challenges in powering future data centers heading into 2027, Latitude Intelligence tracks 120 GW of signed data center load across 53 utility territories against 537 GW of total reported load. The buildout is meeting increasing political resistance from voters and incoming officials concerned about rising utility bills and environmental impacts. Meanwhile, utilities are beginning to solicit new generation capacity and write complex interconnection rules, such as conditional transmission services that risk driving data center flexibility into bilateral contracts. Open article →