Load-growth projections from seven major utilities in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are higher than regional projections from WECC and Grid Strategies, according to a new study examining data center impacts.Load-growth projections from seven major utilities in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are higher than regional projections from WECC and Grid Strategies, according to a new study examining data center impacts.

Load-growth projections from seven major utilities in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are higher than regional projections from WECC and Grid Strategies, according to a new study examining data center impacts. | WRA

With data centers contributing to surging load growth, a new report suggests that more Western utilities should adopt clean transition tariffs or even make the tariffs mandatory for certain large customers.