Energy and water consumption

Data centres are responsible for about 1.5% of the world's total yearly electricity consumption in 2024.

Electricity consumption by data centres have grown 12% every year from 2020-2024 according to the International Energy Agency and it is estimated to grow by 15% each year from 2025-2030.

AI could use 35-50% of data centre power by 2030, up from 5-15% in 2025. (CarbonBrief)

40% of an average data centre's power is used just for cooling. (ADP Consulting)

A large data centre can consume the equivalent energy of 50,000 homes and cooling the rows and racks of powerful computers also requires up to 19 million litres of water a day, which is a similar quantity of water to that consumed by a small city of 50,000 people. (ADP Consulting).