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Sep 2026
Artificial intelligence data centers could reach one percent of global electricity demand by 2030
It is shown that electricity use by data centers built for artificial intelligence could rise from about 118 terawatt-hours in 2024 to between 239 and 295 terawatt-hours by 2030, which indicates that artificial intelligence infrastructure is becoming a structural part of power-system dynamics.
Dan-Bo Chen, Zi-Jun Zhou, Yong-Yang Cai et al.
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