Google's data centers consumed 30.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, a significant increase from 14.4 million megawatt-hours in 2020. Data centers represent 95.8% of Google's total electricity usage, showing a marked growth trend since 2014. Despite improvements in energy efficiency, the company's power usage effectiveness (PUE) has plateaued, with a minor reduction to 1.09 in the past year. To maintain its commitment to carbon-free energy, Google is investing in diverse energy sources, including geothermal and nuclear power.
No wonder Google is desperate for more power: the company's data centers more than doubled their electricity use in just four years.
In 2024, Google data centers used 30.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity, up from 14.4 million megawatt-hours in 2020.
Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.
Data centers accounted for 95.8% of the entire company's electron budget in 2024.
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