Even without new sources of demand, electricity is getting a lot more expensive.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index...
"“There is no way you are not going to see energy costs that will go up,” Transeth said. “We’ve been spoiled with very low costs. Energy has been one of the best values we’ve had in our society.”"

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/s...
"In July, AmerenUE filed a request with Missouri regulators to raise electric rates by18 percent, which would increase the average household’s bill by $180 a year, or $15 a month."

http://www.scrantontimes.com/news/1.3819...
"PPL plans to increase residential electric rates nearly 30 percent after the state-imposed rate caps in effect for the past decade expire Jan. 1. This will mean a $378 per year rate hike for the average household in PPL's service territory in Northeast and central Pennsylvania."