December 23, 2025–Written by Will Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)–Calls for more transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure across the U.S. has been a persistent issue ever since it became clear the nation would face a significant increase in energy demand from the buildout of data centers, electric-vehicle charging stations and other developing technologies. Many of the new T&D projects are in areas most affected by these trends.
Industrial Info is tracking about $4.75 billion worth of T&D projects across the U.S. that it believes to have a 70% or higher likelihood of beginning construction in the first quarter of 2026. The need for energy infrastructure in the Rocky Mountain region–in both its heavily populated cities and its sparsely populated rural expanses–is putting it ahead of the other areas in total T&D investment.
Companies featured: PacifiCorp, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Intersect Power, Minnesota Power, ALLETE Incorporated, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Global Infrastructure Partners
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