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Gartner Says Data Center Electricity Consumption to Grow 26% in 2026

Electricity consumption for data centers worldwide is projected to grow 26% in 2026, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company.

Gartner forecasts global data center electricity consumption to reach 565 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2026, up from 447TWh in 2025.

“Surging demand for compute-intensive AI workloads is driving unprecedented data center power growth, while AI capacity is now constrained by power availability, making data center power security the new battle ground for scaling and protecting margins in the global AI race,” said Linglan Wang, Director Analyst at Gartner.

Worldwide data center power demand is expected to rise 27% in 2026 and reach 132 gigawatts (GW), up from 104GW in 2025. It is estimated to attain 290GW by 2030, which reflects the unprecedented scale and pace of GenAI boosting demand.

AI-optimized servers continue to fuel the increase in data center power consumption. Gartner estimates AI-optimized...

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