Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035
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A new BloombergNEF report projects that U.S. data centers will consume four times more electricity by 2035, driven largely by the surge in AI computing.Summary
According to a report by BloombergNEF, U.S. data centers are projected to consume one-fifth of the country's generated electricity by 2035, representing a fourfold increase from current levels. This rapid surge is primarily driven by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence compute demand, which will push data center capacity to nearly 200 gigawatts over the next decade. Major regional grids, such as PJM and ERCOT, face severe strain and rising electricity prices as they attempt to accommodate this unprecedented influx of new data center connections.
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