This chart shows the steady rise in global data center electricity demand.

In 2024, data centers consumed around 415 terawatt hours (TWh), or about 1.5% of global electricity, says the International Energy Agency. As the backbone of the digital economy, data centers are ...

Nuclear power is one of the more efficient means of generating power, and data centers require a lot of it, so how many ...

The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes an increasing staple in daily routines, data centers today are undergoing significant architectural shifts. Driven by the demand for AI applications, machine ...

As the AI boom accelerates, governments and utilities are struggling to keep pace with the industry's huge energy demands. New figures suggest data centers now consume about 6 percent of electricity ...

SINGAPORE — Data centers are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday.

After championing AI growth, Greg Abbott wants Texas data centres blocked, citing power costs, water use and community ...

With an initial capacity of 24 megawatts, the innovative data center uses seawater as a natural cooling system.