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Electricity demand is accelerating. Can the grid keep up?

An independently produced 4-minute JUTEAY film built from the International Energy Agency's report Electricity 2026, with every figure traced to the report.

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From the report

01

Global electricity demand is forecast to grow by an average of 3.6% a year from 2026 to 2030.

“Global electricity demand is forecast to increase at a brisk average annual rate of 3.6% over the 2026-2030 forecast period, supported by rising consumption from industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning and data centres.”

IEA, Electricity 2026, p.8 (Executive summary)

02

More than 2,500 GW of projects (renewables, storage and large loads such as data centres) remain stalled in grid connection queues worldwide.

“…more than 2 500 gigawatts (GW) worth of projects – encompassing renewables, storage, and projects with large loads, such as data centres – remain stalled in grid connection queues worldwide.”
“Over 2 500 GW of renewable, large‑load and storage projects are currently stalled in grid queues worldwide.”

IEA, Electricity 2026, p.10 and p.46

03

One-fifth of the global data-centre build-out is at risk of delay because of grid congestion.

“One-fifth of the global data centre build out is at risk of delay due to grid congestion.”

IEA, Electricity 2026, p.49

04

IEA analysis: regulatory reforms and grid-enhancing technologies together could free up enough capacity to connect around 1,200–1,600 GW of advanced-stage projects already in queues.

“IEA analysis for this report shows that these measures together could free up enough capacity to connect around 1 200 GW to 1 600 GW of advanced‑stage projects currently stuck in queues worldwide.”

IEA, Electricity 2026, p.11; also p.47

Rights and attribution

Source: IEA (2026), Electricity 2026, IEA, Paris, iea.org/reports/electricity-2026, Licence: CC BY 4.0.

This is a work derived by JUTEAY from IEA material and JUTEAY is solely liable and responsible for this derived work. The derived work is not endorsed by the IEA or its Member countries in any manner.

Independent JUTEAY example. Not commissioned, approved or endorsed by the International Energy Agency.

  • All charts are original JUTEAY graphics based on figures and analysis in the report.
  • Footage: 18 clips from Pexels, used under the Pexels License.
  • Music and sound: 6 sources under Creative Commons licences or in the public domain.
  • Narration: AI-generated voice using OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-tts.

Every footage, music and sound source was rights-checked before release and is credited in full in the film description below.

Full description and credits

More than 2,500 gigawatts of projects are stalled worldwide, waiting to connect to the grid: renewable generation, storage and large new users of electricity such as data centres. Using the International Energy Agency's report Electricity 2026, this short explainer looks at why grids are becoming the bottleneck, and at what could free capacity.

The IEA forecasts electricity demand to grow by an average of 3.6 per cent a year from 2026 to 2030. It estimates that using existing grids better (flexible connection agreements, new grid technologies and upgrades) could free enough capacity to connect around 1,200 to 1,600 gigawatts of advanced-stage projects now in queues. That is capacity that could be freed, not a forecast that those projects will connect, and the IEA says annual grid investment still needs to rise by roughly 50 per cent by 2030.

Chapters

0:00 Projects waiting to connect
0:26 Demand is accelerating
0:49 The connection queue
1:31 How grids fell behind
1:46 Using today's grids better
3:01 Building new grids
3:19 Why it matters
3:48 Source and disclosures

Independent JUTEAY example. Not commissioned, approved or endorsed by the International Energy Agency.
Footage: illustrative examples of electricity users and infrastructure; not locations or organisations studied or endorsed by the IEA.

Source and licence

IEA (2026), Electricity 2026, IEA, Paris, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2026, Licence: CC BY 4.0.
This is a work derived by JUTEAY from IEA material and JUTEAY is solely liable and responsible for this derived work. The derived work is not endorsed by the IEA or its Member countries in any manner.
All charts are original JUTEAY graphics based on figures and analysis in the report. Quoted passages are the IEA's own words, with page references.

Footage via Pexels

Illustrative examples of electricity users and infrastructure, not locations or organisations studied or endorsed by the IEA.

  • Stunning Aerial Timelapse of City Lights at Night: K
  • Sunset Silhouette of Power Lines Against Golden Sky: 정규송 Nui MALAMA
  • Aerial View of Expansive Solar Farm Under Cloudy Sky: Henrique Carmo
  • Aerial View of Large Electrical Substation: Toàn BDS
  • Automated Industrial Production Line in Action: Usman AbdulrasheedGambo
  • Automated Factory Conveyor in Action: Usman AbdulrasheedGambo
  • Close-up Shot of a Car at a Charging Station: Kindel Media
  • An Air Conditioner Installed On A Window: Athena Sandrini
  • Database Storage of a Server: ALL IZ Well
  • Men Working on Electrical Grids: Videas Cl
  • Wind Turbines Spinning on a Clear Day: Satvinder Ghotra
  • Scenic Wheat Field with Power Lines Under Cloudy Sky: Ebahir
  • A city street at dusk with a bus and cars: Huu Huynh
  • An Apartment Building at Night: mohammad hassan tabatabaei jafari
  • A Man Repairing a Watch: Tima Miroshnichenko
  • Nighttime Train Passing Through Station: Jatin Pelora
  • Heart Rate Monitor in the Hospital: RDNE Stock project
  • Transformers at the Electrical Substation: Andrey Kirievskiy

Music and sound

Illustrative sound design; not original location audio.

  • “Clean Soul” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • “WWS UPS8211uninterruptiblepowersupply.ogg” by Work With Sounds / Torsten Nilsson, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
  • “WWS Automaticpackingstation.ogg” by Work With Sounds / Torsten Nilsson, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
  • “Brokindsleden - The sounds of traffic.webm” by Sound recorder: Fredrik Johansson, Picture: Fredrik Johansson, Film: Fredrik Johansson, CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
  • “WWS TrainStoppingAtTheTrainStation.ogg” by Work With Sounds / Werstas, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
  • Gentle breeze and birds singing.ogg by ezwa (public domain)

Narration

AI-generated voice (OpenAI gpt-4o-mini-tts, voice "Fable"), reading JUTEAY's script.

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