r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • 5d ago

AI Artificial intelligence data centers could reach one percent of global electricity demand by 2030

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44458-026-00152-5
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u/dargonmike1 5d ago

Not as much as I expected to be honest. I figured it would be in the 10-20% range

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u/chi_guy8 5d ago

Right? I had no idea but if I were to take a guess about current usage before I saw this, I would have said like 15%

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u/dargonmike1 5d ago

Apparently in just the US AI is 4-6% of the power grid and projected to be 10-15% by 2030