Nothing happens overnight. But the current state of energy infrastructure in the United States is in poor shape. According to the 2025 U.S. Infrastructure Report Card put out by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the United States gets a D+ for its energy infrastructure (overall infrastructure gets a C).
The ASCE says the United States is undergoing a transformational shift in how energy is used and generated through more than 12,500 utility-scale electric power plants. Also, ASCE notes consumers and businesses are growing increasingly reliant on data storage facilities, artificial intelligence (AI) and electrified products such as electric vehicles. Data centers alone are expected to demand 35 gigawatts of electricity by 2030, up from 17 gigawatts in 2022, growing roughly 10 percent per year. Electricity peak demand growth is at its highest point in two decades, says the ASCE.
Couple that demand with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed in 2025,
