Data centres to consume tenth of global power by 2050
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May 20, 2026
The AI boom is set to drive one of the largest increases in electricity demand in modern history, with data centres expected to consume a tenth of the world’s power by 2050. Global data centre electricity demand will more than double from 500 terawatt-hours (TWh) last year to 1,114TWh by mid-century, according to BloombergNEF data, [...]
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