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Powering the Moments That Matter Most
Investor-owned electric companies supply the energy of every day to nearly 3 in 4 Americans, powering the moments that matter most. We are committed to building a stronger future by continuing to strengthen the energy grid and investing in tomorrow's demands—so every American and every business can thrive.
Learn how our industry is:
- Delivering Value to Customers
- Supporting a Reliable, Resilient Energy Grid
- Attracting and Retaining a Highly Skilled Workforce
- Strengthening America’s Energy Dominance
Industry Overview
- The electric power industry is a key economic driver, supporting more than 7 million American jobs (1 in 20 jobs nationwide) and 5 percent of U.S. GDP.
- Our members deliver the energy of every day to nearly 3 in 4 Americans.
- Each day, we connect more than 3,200 new residential customers and nearly 200 new businesses to the grid.
- The industry will fill as many as 30 million energy jobs in the next 10 years.
Delivering Value to Customers
- The relative amount customers pay for electricity is at the lowest level in six decades.
- For every dollar Americans spend, 1.3¢ is for electricity
- 16.7¢ goes toward healthcare
- 15.6¢ for housing
- 7.5¢ for groceries
- Electricity prices have largely tracked overall inflation in recent years.
- While everything costs more, the power sector is still keeping costs down compared to other personal consumption expenditures.
- However, we recognize the financial hardships many customers are facing and are working around the clock to manage costs, protect customers, and invest in the communities we serve.
Grid Investments
- EEI’s member companies will invest nearly $1.4 trillion during the next five years.
- EEI’s member companies will invest a record $239 billion this year to make the grid smarter, stronger, more dynamic, and more secure.
- They have invested more than $1.4 trillion during the past decade.
- Investments in generation as a share of the industry’s total capital expenditures have risen for four straight years.
Data Centers
- EEI and our members believe data centers and large loads should pay their fair share to access the grid—and that residential customers should be protected, and ultimately benefit, from large load interconnection.
- Companies are working with states to create new large load agreements that ensure companies pay their fair share.
- Already, agreements have been approved in 23 states, with proposals under consideration in another seven states.
- Grid-connected data centers that pay their fair share provide developers access to reliable, resilient infrastructure; residential customers protection from rate pressures; and the American economy a better system that benefits everyone.
Capacity and Demand
- Electricity generation in the United States increased 3 percent in 2025—and is projected to continue growing steadily to meet rising energy demand.
- We added more than 53 GW of new generation capacity to the grid last year, which is enough to power more than 40 million homes.
- Today, 88 GW of new capacity is currently under construction and 114 GW is permitted and likely to be built within the next five years. For comparison, the grid currently has about 1,360 GW of capacity.
- In 2025, a record 15 GW of battery storage technology went online in the
United States.
Emissions Reductions
- EEI’s member companies have reduced carbon emissions 38 percent below 2005 levels and continue to invest in reliable, affordable generation sources tailored to the unique needs of their regions and customers.
- Carbon emissions from the U.S. power sector are as low as they were nearly 50 years ago, while electricity use has more than doubled since.
- Today, 43 percent of all U.S. power generation comes from carbon-free sources, including nuclear energy, hydropower, wind, and solar energy.
- Since 2016, the electric power industry has emitted less carbon dioxide than the transportation sector, the nation’s leading source of carbon dioxide emissions.
