U.S. data centers consumed 183 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — more than 4 percent of the country's total — with demand projected to reach 426 TWh by 2030. Covers water use, grid strain in states like Virginia, rising residential electricity costs and the energy sources powering rapid AI-driven facility expansion.
Pew – Plain-Language Summary on Data Center Energy Use
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