SightLines Q2 2025
What’s Trending: Data Center Boom
Demand for AI, 5G, cloud computing and other digital services is driving massive data center growth. Commercial real estate firm CBRE reports 4,750 new data centers are under construction in 2025.
INSIGHTS: Utility Investment Is Crucial
Data centers consumed 4.4% of total U.S. electricity in 2023. This figure could grow to 12% by 2028.
Where will all that extra energy capacity come from?
Utility Capex Expected to Reach $1+ Trillion from 2025-2029
2025-2027 Investment Will Far Exceed Trends
Thought Leadership: Using AI in EHS
Fast-moving companies can fall into the trap of reacting instead of proactively preventing incidents. AI helps pinpoint and eliminate risks.
“We’re advocates of using the power of people + data to spot and eliminate safety risks before they lead to injury or worse,” says Michelle Marsh, AWP Safety’s senior vice president of EHS.
Partners in Your Future
AWP Safety safeguards one million worksites annually. Customers rely on us to protect their crews, communities and business interests during utility, broadband and road construction projects.
View AWP Safety’s Q2 2025 SightLines Issue as a PDF.
