U.S. Commercial Electricity Sales

Quarterly U.S. commercial electricity sales — macro proxy for whether AI compute is becoming a physical load

130.2TWh

Trend YoY growth is +4.9%, accelerating by 6 bps/month over the last 4Y. Latest: +6.1%, 1.2 pp above trend, a 0.8σ deviation.

Level

YoY %

y = 2.3% + 6 bps/mo · t

Deviation from trend

Forecast

Rolling 1Y trend forecast

Forecast made inMay '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
May '24+4.2%+4.5%+4.7%+5.0%+5.2%+5.4%+5.7%+5.9%+6.2%+6.4%+6.7%+6.9%+7.1%+7.4%+7.6%+7.9%+8.1%+8.4%+8.6%+8.8%+9.1%+9.3%+9.6%+9.8%
Jun '24+4.5%+4.7%+5.0%+5.2%+5.4%+5.7%+5.9%+6.2%+6.4%+6.7%+6.9%+7.1%+7.4%+7.6%+7.9%+8.1%+8.4%+8.6%+8.8%+9.1%+9.3%+9.6%+9.8%
Jul '24+5.3%+5.6%+6.0%+6.3%+6.7%+7.1%+7.4%+7.8%+8.1%+8.5%+8.8%+9.2%+9.5%+9.9%+10.2%+10.6%+10.9%+11.3%+11.7%+12.0%+12.3%+12.7%
Aug '24+5.6%+6.0%+6.3%+6.7%+7.1%+7.4%+7.8%+8.1%+8.5%+8.8%+9.2%+9.5%+9.9%+10.2%+10.6%+10.9%+11.3%+11.7%+12.0%+12.3%+12.7%
Sep '24+6.0%+6.3%+6.7%+7.1%+7.4%+7.8%+8.1%+8.5%+8.8%+9.2%+9.5%+9.9%+10.2%+10.6%+10.9%+11.3%+11.7%+12.0%+12.3%+12.7%
Oct '24+6.2%+6.5%+6.8%+7.1%+7.5%+7.8%+8.1%+8.4%+8.8%+9.1%+9.4%+9.7%+10.1%+10.4%+10.7%+11.0%+11.4%+11.7%+12.0%
Nov '24+6.5%+6.8%+7.1%+7.5%+7.8%+8.1%+8.4%+8.8%+9.1%+9.4%+9.7%+10.1%+10.4%+10.7%+11.0%+11.4%+11.7%+12.0%
Dec '24+6.8%+7.1%+7.5%+7.8%+8.1%+8.4%+8.8%+9.1%+9.4%+9.7%+10.1%+10.4%+10.7%+11.0%+11.4%+11.7%+12.0%
Jan '25+6.3%+6.6%+6.7%+7.0%+7.2%+7.4%+7.6%+7.8%+8.0%+8.2%+8.4%+8.7%+8.9%+9.1%+9.3%+9.5%
Feb '25+6.6%+6.7%+7.0%+7.2%+7.4%+7.6%+7.8%+8.0%+8.2%+8.4%+8.7%+8.9%+9.1%+9.3%+9.5%
Mar '25+6.7%+7.0%+7.2%+7.4%+7.6%+7.8%+8.0%+8.2%+8.4%+8.7%+8.9%+9.1%+9.3%+9.5%
Apr '25+6.2%+6.3%+6.4%+6.5%+6.5%+6.6%+6.7%+6.8%+6.9%+6.9%+7.0%+7.1%+7.2%