The rise of artificial intelligence has led to significant energy consumption, with data centers in North America seeing a surge in power usage from 2,688 megawatts in 2022 to 5,341 megawatts in 2023. This positions data centers as the 11th largest electrical consumer globally. In response, Google is partnering with Elementl Power to build three nuclear power plants to support its AI infrastructure. This initiative aims to ensure sustainable energy as AI technologies continue to expand, projecting data centers to potentially become the fifth largest energy consumers by 2026.
"Just one AI-generated image consumes as much energy as it takes to charge a smartphone. At scale, that energy demand is seriously adding up."
"Data centers powering AI are projected to become the fifth largest energy consumer by 2026, catapulting it to the 11th largest electrical consumer on the planet."
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