After setting new records over the past two years, U.S. power consumption is expected to continue to rise over the next two years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Driven mainly by data centers for artificial intelligence and the push for electrification, power demand is expected to rise from 4,195 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025 to 4,268 billion kWh in 2026 and 4,391 billion kWh in 2027, the agency said in its most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook on Tuesday.

The agency’s reduced its power use forecast slightly for Texas by 2027 because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbot’s Aug. 3 announcement of a pause on new data center development. The agency downgraded its power use forecast for Texas from a 14 percent increase in 2027 to 6 percent.