Electricity demand for data centers worldwide is projected to grow 16% in 2025 and to double by 2030, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. A new report from the IEA assesses how the relationship between energy and artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, drawing on the latest data and analysis and close tracking of technological and economic developments in the AI sector. Gartner analysts estimate worldwide data center electricity consumption will rise from 448 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2025 to. Data centers proliferating across the US will require 22% more grid power by the end of 2025 than they did one year earlier and will need nearly three times as much in 2030, according to the most recent forecast from 451 Research, part of S&P Global. Utility power provided to hyperscale, leased and. The fourth industrial revolution is underway, fueled by rapid advancements in AI and cloud computing. In the US, the rapid deployment of new data center capacity is a strategic priortiy, but there is a major bottleneck: power availability. Headed by Thierry de Montbrial since its founding in 1979, Ifri is a non- governmental, non-profit foundation according to the decree of November. AI workloads consume 2–3× more electricity than traditional cloud computing.
