Are Utilities Fully Accounting for Future Load Growth? A Case Study Analysis

After a long period of zero growth, Electricity demand is broadly expected to increase rapidly in the coming years, driven by transitions toward EVs and heat pumps, increases in demand from data centers and advanced manufacturing, and increased cooling loads stemming from climate change. While some utilities are forecasting rapidly increasing electricity demand in their territories, others are projecting flatter or even negative load growth. Join analysts from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) as they preview findings from their case study analysis of 6 utility load forecasts. Presenters will compare utility load forecasts with high and low load growth forecasts, dissect the rationales for utilities' forecasts and discuss the implications these forecasts have for the solar and storage industries.