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Data-center electricity use, , for 2035

1,200TWh

As of 9 Apr 2025 · International Energy Agency (IEA) · Single source Permalink

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global data centre electricity consumption
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AI infrastructure power · Data-center electricity demand
Object
global_data_centers
Measure
Data-center electricity use (dc_electricity_use_twh)
Family
demand_estimate · load
Geography
World
For year
2035
Organization
International Energy Agency
Claim type
Estimate
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Transcribed by hand from the document (Executive summary, PDF page 14). Raw sha256 f77d769267e4. 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.
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International Energy Agency (IEA), Energy and AI (World Energy Outlook Special Report)
Intergovernmental agency · retrieved 14 Sep 2026
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/b8a83930-5c77-4da7-b795-270ab6a6c272/EnergyandAI.pdf
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9 Apr 2027 (730 days after the as-of date)
Notes
Data centres are reported separately from cryptocurrency mining, networks and devices (Figure 2.15). Consumption covers servers, other IT equipment, cooling and other infrastructure.
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International Energy Agency (IEA). (2025). Energy and AI (World Energy Outlook Special Report) [Data-center electricity use, None, for 2035: 1,200 TWh, as of 2025-04-09]. Retrieved 2026-09-14, from https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/b8a83930-5c77-4da7-b795-270ab6a6c272/EnergyandAI.pdf. Recorded in TechCarta, CARTA-DEMAND-WORLD-GLOBAL_DC_TWH_2035_BASE-2025-04-09-001. https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-DEMAND-WORLD-GLOBAL_DC_TWH_2035_BASE-2025-04-09-001/

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@misc{carta_demand_world_global_dc_twh_2035_base_2025_04_09_001,
  author = {{International Energy Agency (IEA)}},
  title = {Energy and AI (World Energy Outlook Special Report): Data-center electricity use, None, for 2035, 1,200 TWh (as of 2025-04-09)},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {\url{https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/b8a83930-5c77-4da7-b795-270ab6a6c272/EnergyandAI.pdf}},
  note = {TechCarta Carta CARTA-DEMAND-WORLD-GLOBAL_DC_TWH_2035_BASE-2025-04-09-001; source retrieved 2026-09-14},
  url = {https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-DEMAND-WORLD-GLOBAL_DC_TWH_2035_BASE-2025-04-09-001/}
}

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