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US data centers to consume 20% of power by 2035 amid AI boom · 4 sources tracked

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Data centers in the U.S. are projected to consume 20% of the nation's electricity by 2035, a significant increase from current levels, according to a BloombergNEF report. This revised forecast, which is 83% higher than previous estimates, reflects the rapid growth of AI facilities and their substantial power demands for training and inference. The increased demand is straining existing power grids, with some regions facing potential shortfalls and rising electricity costs. AI

IMPACT Accelerated demand for power infrastructure and grid capacity due to AI workloads will necessitate significant investment and planning.

RANK_REASON Forecasts of significant infrastructure strain and resource consumption due to AI growth.

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US data centers to consume 20% of power by 2035 amid AI boom · 4 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035 — analysts estimate usage will rocket to 194 gigawatts, 83% more than forecast seven months ago

    BNEF's December outlook put 2035 demand at 106 GW, and that figure was itself 36% above the projection the firm published in April 2025.

  2. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Tim De Chant ·

    Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

    New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # Datacenters forecast to use 20% of # US # electricity by 2035 — usage will rocket to 194GW, 83% more than forecast seven months ago 2035 number has increased

    # Datacenters forecast to use 20% of # US # electricity by 2035 — usage will rocket to 194GW, 83% more than forecast seven months ago 2035 number has increased around 2.5 times in 15 months, with latest jump reflecting volume of new # AI facilities entering the development pipeli…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/bnef-nearly-doubles-it… tomshardware.com/tech-industry
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035 — analysts estimate usage will rocket to 194 gigawatts, 83% more than forecast seven months ago BNEF's Dece

    Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035 — analysts estimate usage will rocket to 194 gigawatts, 83% more than forecast seven months ago BNEF's December outlook put 2035 demand at 106 GW, and that figure was itself 36% above the projection the firm published in April …

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/bnef-nearly-doubles-it… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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