Journyx Study Reveals Where The Fastest Growth in Commercial and Industrial Electricity Is Amid AI Data Center Boom

Texas recorded the largest absolute increase in both sectors, adding 37.5 million MWh of commercial and 64.8 million MWh of industrial sales.

Journyx’s latest study examines the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s state and sector-level electricity sales, tracking the 10-year change in commercial and industrial sales from 2015 to 2025, as well as preliminary 2026 data.

“As demand for AI data centers rapidly expands, electricity providers and utilities will be pushed to deliver increased capacity at a much faster pace,” said Curt Finch, founder of Journyx. “Mobilizing their field workforce to meet aggressive deadlines, while also tracking critical milestones for billing and work progress, requires accurate workforce planning, allocation, and tracking to ensure work gets billed and delivered on time.”

Commercial Electricity Sales Grew in 30 States Over 10 Years

Electricity supplied to offices, stores, hospitals, schools, government buildings, data centers, and other service-providing customers

• North Dakota recorded the fastest percentage increase (+83% to 11.5 million)
• Virginia ranked second at 73%, the clearest connection between commercial sales growth and the data center boom.
• Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wyoming recorded increases of more than 40%.
• Together, Texas and Virginia accounted for 44.6% of all state-level commercial sales growth.
• D.C. recorded the steepest percentage decline at 12.2%. Connecticut and Hawaii followed with declines of 11.4% and 11.3%.
• New York had the largest absolute decrease, with annual commercial sales falling by 5.1 million MWh.

Industrial Electricity Sales Declined in Most States Over 10 Years

Power supplied to facilities involved in producing, processing, or assembling goods, including factories, manufacturing plants, refineries, mines, and other goods-producing operations

• New Mexico recorded the fastest percentage increase (+99% to 15.1 million MWh). North Dakota followed at 95.8%.
• Texas ranked third by percentage, with growth of 58.8%. Its much larger starting point, however, made it the leader in absolute growth: The state accounted for more than half of industrial growth.
• Washington recorded the largest percentage decline in industrial electricity sales (32% decrease to 8.5 million MWh).

Most current, preliminary data? Commercial electricity sales across the 50 states and D.C. were 3.3% higher from January through April 2026 than during the same four months of 2025. Explore the full analysis here. 

About Journyx:

Journyx provides easy-to-use time and labor tracking solutions for energy, utility, and other field-based organizations. Journyx helps customers accurately track employee and contractor time for projects, billing, payroll, and compliance, turning everyday time data into valuable workforce and business insights. For additional information, visit journyx.com.