AI and high-performance computing are reshaping America’s energy landscape — and overwhelming it. Some grid operators warn they’re nearing capacity as data centers request more power faster than utilities can build it.
While utilities face multi-year interconnection backlogs and record infrastructure spending, data center developers need reliable, scalable power now. That’s where Williams comes in.
Williams is already working with high-performance computing and AI operators to deliver flexible, lower-carbon power solutions at speed.
Our behind-the-meter energy solutions give operators a way to grow without waiting on grid upgrades or raising ratepayer costs.
By delivering on-site, lower-carbon power, Williams helps customers with bring your own power needs.
This allows them to:
- Avoid long interconnection queues
- Bypass local grid constraints
- Secure predictable, resilient energy for continuous AI workloads
- Scale capacity as compute demand accelerates
- Reduce emissions relative to conventional grid mixes
Demand Tsunami
As AI reshapes the digital economy, reliable and responsible energy infrastructure will determine who scales and who stalls, and at a time when power demand in the U.S. is entering its strongest growth cycle in more than two decades.
According to the latest EIA outlook, electricity use is expected to rise again in 2026 and 2027, marking the first four‑year consecutive increase since 2007. A major driver is the expansion of large computing centers and AI‑focused data infrastructure.
In fact, U.S. power demand is expected to increase 31% through 2040 due to large-load data centers.
At Williams, we see this shift as an opportunity to support customers who need resilient, efficient, lower‑carbon solutions to power next‑generation workloads.
Zero delays. Zero grid bottlenecks. Full power ahead.