AI data centres consumed an estimated 415 TWh of electricity globally in 2024, about 1.5% of world demand, and are projected to nearly double by 2030, reshaping grid planning in the United States, China, and Europe while triggering ratepayer conflicts, water-rights suits, and a race to contract nuclear generation.
Texas's independent grid operator managing 90% of the US state's electricity load for 26 million customers, central to data-center demand and grid reliability debates.
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データセンターの負荷が2026年夏の予測を85.5GW記録超えに押し上げる; ERCOTは6月の緊急事態確率を0.09%と見積もる