Higher leccy prices here to stay in an bunch of US states

[Alan Ambrose]

Yes, the US, but not unreasonable to think we might face the same potential problem here due to datacentres gobbling power:

An electricity crunch is driving high bills in these states. It’s not getting better anytime soon

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/22/climate/high-electricity-bills-maryland-new-jersey-pennsylvania?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=up-next-article-end&tenant_id=related.en
 

[JohnMo]

Read an article the other day saying electric prices in the UK are set to drop like a stone.  As our price is directly linked to gas wholesale prices, which due to the glut of LNG on the world market is falling, and due to fall even further. Several countries are reducing their uptake of LNG due to more renewables coming stream and less reliance on imported gas.

[SteamyTea]

Maybe they need to install some more capacity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_electricity_production

[SteamyTea]

A few minutes looking at the data and it shows a messy picture.

But generally, the trend is that the more RE generation there is (less fossil fuels) the cheaper the kWh price is in the USA.

It is messy because of the different stages each state is in implimentaion, amount imported from neighbours, and climatic differences.

 

[Roger440]

On 26/12/2025 at 10:01, JohnMo said:

Read an article the other day saying electric prices in the UK are set to drop like a stone.  As our price is directly linked to gas wholesale prices, which due to the glut of LNG on the world market is falling, and due to fall even further. Several countries are reducing their uptake of LNG due to more renewables coming stream and less reliance on imported gas.

 

Id bet good money that they dont though.

[JohnMo]

6 minutes ago, Roger440 said:

 

Id bet good money that they dont though.

I wouldn't bet against you. Low gas prices really mean more profits for big corporate entities, not much passed on to the man on the street.

[SteamyTea]

19 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

not much passed on to the man on the street.

Isn't OFGEM meant to put a cap on it on predicted future prices (they are not really predicted as they are forward contracts as far as I know).