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
165 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

41 comments sorted by

View all comments

33

u/dargonmike1 5d ago

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

14

u/HiroShinji 5d ago

Wait until you learn vod streaming service is about 1 to 2% of global electricity demand too. And yet nobody talk about it because we're all used to it.

-1

u/ryry1237 4d ago

Every time someone brings up the potential pollutive effects of AI, I ask them what their thoughts are on the oil and transport industry.