The Definitive Guide toAI Data Centers
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Global data center power demand growth to 2030

+~165% vs 2023 (+~50% by 2027)forecast

Value kindforecast — Forecasts are time-bound outlooks, not specifications; test decisions across plausible scenarios.
Scope{"category":"Market & capex","scenario":"Goldman Sachs base case"}
CaveatForecast; pairs with ~$720B grid-spend estimate as the bottleneck.
As of2025
SourceGoldman Sachs Research
Reviewchecking…review by 2026-08-28 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-06-29
Claim idglobal-data-center-power-demand-growth-to-2030

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