global data center electricity demand 2025 → 2030 (~doubling; ~3% of global electricity)
~485 → ~950 TWhforecast
| Value kind | forecast — Forecasts are time-bound outlooks, not specifications; test decisions across plausible scenarios. |
|---|---|
| Scope | The 2025 figure is an IEA estimate; the 2030 figure is an IEA projection. Same metric boundary as the 950 TWh claim used in 16.1 — do not restate them as different series. |
| As of | 2026-04 |
| Source | IEA, Key Questions on Energy and AI (Apr 2026) |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-08-10 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-07-21 · 3 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | global-data-center-electricity-demand-2025-and |
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