EnergyReader · 2026-06-19 07:57

EIA sees data centre servers taking up to a third of US commercial power by 2050

By EnergyReader Newsroom · June 19, 2026

The US Energy Information Administration projects that electricity used by data centre servers will climb to between 22% and 33% of commercial building power consumption by 2050, up from an estimated 7% in 2025.

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