AI infrastructure power · Data-center electricity demand · CARTA-DEMAND-US-US_DC_TWH_2024-2026-02-25-001
Data-center electricity use, , for 2024
177–192TWh
As of 25 Feb 2026 · Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) · Single source Permalink
Record
- Filter, as published
total U.S. data center electricity use, including cryptocurrency mining
- Category
- AI infrastructure power · Data-center electricity demand
- Object
- us_data_centers
- Measure
- Data-center electricity use (dc_electricity_use_twh)
- Family
- demand_estimate · load
- Geography
- US
- For year
- 2024
- Organization
- Electric Power Research Institute
- Claim type
- Estimate
- Method
- Transcribed by hand from the document (Executive Summary, paragraph following Figure ES-1). Raw sha256 52152beb3c3d. Verified against the source file on 2026-09-14 by TechCarta's automated checks: each quote was found in the source file and each value in its quote. Approved for publication by C.J. Fernandes.
- Source
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Powering Intelligence 2026, Executive Summary
Research institute · retrieved 14 Sep 2026
https://powering-intelligence.epri.com/executive-summary.html
Archived copy (identical file) - Evidence
- Single source Describes the evidence recorded for this claim, not whether it is true. How this is decided
- Re-check after
- 25 Feb 2028 (730 days after the as-of date)
- Notes
- Unlike EPRI's 2024 report, these estimates include small- and large-scale data centers as well as cryptocurrency mining. EPRI notes that LBNL's projections exclude cryptocurrency load. Scenarios are built from commercial project development data.
- License
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Plain text
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). (2026). Powering Intelligence 2026, Executive Summary [Data-center electricity use, None, for 2024: 177–192 TWh, as of 2026-02-25]. Retrieved 2026-09-14, from https://powering-intelligence.epri.com/executive-summary.html. Recorded in TechCarta, CARTA-DEMAND-US-US_DC_TWH_2024-2026-02-25-001. https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-DEMAND-US-US_DC_TWH_2024-2026-02-25-001/
BibTeX
@misc{carta_demand_us_us_dc_twh_2024_2026_02_25_001,
author = {{Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)}},
title = {Powering Intelligence 2026, Executive Summary: Data-center electricity use, None, for 2024, 177–192 TWh (as of 2026-02-25)},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powering-intelligence.epri.com/executive-summary.html}},
note = {TechCarta Carta CARTA-DEMAND-US-US_DC_TWH_2024-2026-02-25-001; source retrieved 2026-09-14},
url = {https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-DEMAND-US-US_DC_TWH_2024-2026-02-25-001/}
} This Carta is a TechCarta record, free to read and cite. Use of it requires citation. The underlying source belongs to its publisher.