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The push for artificial intelligence is expected to fuel a sharp rise in electricity demand, with consumption from data centers expected to more than double by the end of the decade, The Wall Street Journal reports.
According to a recent report by the International Energy Agency, data centers will require slightly more energy than Japan consumes today by 2030, with demand for AI-optimized facilities alone set to quadruple.
An AI-focused data center typically consumes as much electricity as 100,000 households, but some of the largest ones currently under construction will consume 20 times more as much.
The U.S. is set to capture the largest share of the projected increase, with data centers accounting for nearly half of electricity demand growth through 2030.
By the end of the decade, the country is expected to consume more electricity for AI-driven data processing than for the production of aluminium, steel, cement and chemicals combined.
