Eric Schmidt

US data centers will need an additional 29 GW of power by 2027 and a further 67 GW by 2030.

“One of the estimates that I think is most likely is that data centers will require an additional 29 gigawatts of power by 2027, and 67 more gigawatts by 2030.”

Said on

9 April 2025 · Testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing "Converting Energy into Intelligence"

Source

Converting Energy into Intelligence: The Future of AI Technology, Human Discovery, and American Global Competitiveness (hearing transcript) · U.S. Government Publishing Office / congress.gov

Should come true

2030

How sure they sounded

one of the estimates that I think is most likely

Categories

EnergyAI

Importance

3 of 5 · Data-center power demand at this scale reshapes the US electricity system.

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