It is expected that the consumption of data centers from electricity will be doubled by 2030, according to a report published by the International Energy Agency, mainly due to the growing field and the development of artificial intelligence.
According to Agency reportData centers represented approximately 1.5% of global electricity consumption in 2024, or 415 TB / Hour.
The United States had the largest share of global electricity consumption in 2024 of 45%, followed by China by 25%, then in Europe with 15%.
The report deals with the current fingerprint of energy centers and predicts its future needs. The models of the International Energy Agency indicate that the data centers will consume 945 TB / hour in 2030, which is almost equivalent to the current annual consumption of electricity in Japan.
Expectations are very focused on data centers, which also perform computer tasks other than artificial intelligence, and the agency’s report estimated that the percentage of servers in data intelligence centers represents 24% of servers on electricity and 15% of the total demand for energy centers in 2024.
The report also indicates that the United States, Europe and China have combined 85% of the current consumption of energy data centers. Development savings should enter around 5% of consumption growth by 2030, while advanced savings will represent more than 20%.
According to the report, a typical data center which focuses on artificial intelligence consumes the equivalent of the consumption of 100,000 electricity houses, but the largest construction centers consume this amount, or two million houses today.
The world investment has doubled in databases almost since 2022, reaching half a bill of dollars in 2024. This boom in investments increased concerns about the enormous increase in demand for electricity.
Globally, electricity consumption in data centers has increased by around 12% per year since 2017, more than 4 times more than 4 times than total electricity consumption.
Data centers that focus on artificial intelligence can consume the same amount of electricity consumed by heavy energy factories such as aluminum mosque, but they are often much more geographic.
Almost half of the database capacity of the United States is concentrated in 5 regions, and this sector has captured large electricity consumption actions in the local markets of these areas.
With the increase in energy consumption, emissions resulting from the use of electricity centers for 180 million tonnes currently at 300 million tonnes by 2035, then will be more likely to reach 500 million tonnes.
The agency’s report indicates that these emissions will remain less than 1.5% of total energy emissions during this period, but data centers are among the fastest sources of growth.
The in -depth adoption of current artificial intelligence applications can lead to a decrease in emissions, but it will also remain much less than what is necessary to treat climate change.
Some studies are estimated that the drop in deposits resulting from the general application of artificial intelligence solutions is equivalent to around 5% of energy -related emissions in 2035.
In general, increased dependence on technology, artificial intelligence and enormous data centers can lead to a lifestyle more consumed by energy, which increases pressure on natural resources, and it requires solutions that are suitable for environmental sustainability and reducing emissions.