# Most power requested for US data centers won't be connected — QANATONE > Wood Mackenzie expects US utilities and grid operators to commit to about 28% of the 1,066 GW requested for data centers. Kaynak: https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/veri-merkezi-elektrik-talebi/ --- [News](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/) # Most power requested for US data centers won't be connected 12 Aug 2026 1 min read News · Infrastructure Wood Mackenzie expects US utilities and grid operators to commit to about 28% of the 1,066 GW requested for data centers. ## The number Wood Mackenzie projects that US grid operators and utilities will likely commit to about 28% of the 1,066 gigawatts requested for data center projects. More than two-thirds of the electricity sought for AI is unlikely to materialise because of phantom projects and long-shot pitches. ## Context The same month a 3.2 GW contract for a single OpenAI data center came before Georgia regulators, and Emerald AI raised $150 million to make data centers flexible grid loads. Whether a project actually connects matters more than the gigawatts announced. ## More articles [News · Models ### xAI ships Grok 4.6, Grok Bot and Image 2.0 in five days 12 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/xai-grok-4-6-grok-bot/)[News · Search ### The Gemini app passes 1 billion monthly users 11 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/gemini-uygulamasi-1-milyar-kullanici/)[News · Models ### OpenAI shuts Atlas; agentic browsing moves into ChatGPT 9 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/openai-atlas-tarayici-kapandi/)[News · Infrastructure ### Former Bitcoin miner Firmus raises $2 billion for AI factories 7 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/firmus-2-milyar-dolar/)[News · Models ### GPT-5.6 update brings Luna to free users and an effort slider 6 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/gpt-5-6-sol-luna-guncellemesi/)[News · Models ### Meta Superintelligence Labs ships coding agent Muse Code 5 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/meta-muse-code-kodlama-ajani/)[News · Search ### AI-driven orders on Shopify tripled in a year 5 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/shopify-yapay-zeka-siparisleri/)[News · Infrastructure ### AMD data center revenue doubles; Anthropic signs up for 2 GW 4 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/amd-veri-merkezi-anthropic-2-gigavat/)