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Data-centre electricity roughly doubles from 485 TWh (2025) to 950 TWh (2030), about 3% of global demand.

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IEA, update
Target date
2030
Status checked
28 September 2026

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IEA [S]

Evidence to date

Projection. Related: AI data-centre power capacity 29.6 GW in 2025 (AI Index 2026 takeaways).

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