More U.S. Manufacturers Turn to Onsite Power Generation

March 28, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Energy consumption at U.S. manufacturing plants has been steadily increasing since 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), with natural gas notching significant growth as the leading resource. Some of the heaviest consumers have been building their own power-generation facilities on site, to reduce any drains on local power grids. Industrial Info is tracking more than $10 billion worth of active and proposed power-generation projects at manufacturing facilities across the U.S., about $3 billion of which have a 70% or higher likelihood of beginning construction as currently scheduled. The EIA's findings were from its recently released Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), which is conducted every four years. Data for the most recent survey covers 2019 through 2022. Companies featured: Hybar LLC, Global Principal Partners LLC and EVelution Energy LLC.