By 2030, global data center electricity consumption will approach the total electricity usage of Japan.

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-29T05:20:27+00:00

According to data from the International Energy Agency, in 2024, global data center electricity consumption will be equivalent to the entire annual electricity usage of the UK; by 2030, this figure will approach the total electricity consumption of Japan. In the United States, AI data processing electricity consumption is about to surpass the combined electricity usage of traditional high-energy-consuming industries such as steel and cement. Tech giants like OpenAI and Google have already started building their own power plants.

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2026-03-29 05:20:27

The International Energy Agency shows that in 2024, global data center electricity consumption has already reached a level comparable to the UK’s total annual electricity use; by 2030, this figure will be close to Japan’s nationwide total electricity consumption. In the United States, electricity consumption from AI data processing is about to exceed the combined total electricity use of traditional energy-intensive industries such as steel and cement, and major players like OpenAI and Google have already begun building their own power plants.

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