US data center power consumption is set to double by 2030 amid soaring AI demands
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US data center power consumption expected to double by 2030 due to generative AI demand, with 9% of US electricity generation potentially dedicated to data centers.
EPRI outlined four potential consumption scenarios for 2023-2030, with growth rates from 3.7% to 15%; AI queries require ten times the electricity of internet searches.
Read at ITPro
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