Gartner Warns Genai Demand Will Lead To Datacentre Energy Shortages
ComputerWeekly, Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
IT market watcher Gartner is warning enterprises that the growing demand for generative AI workloads will have a knock-on impact on energy supply and pricing in future years
The surging demand for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) workloads is likely to lead to operational constraints in AI datacentres due to energy shortages, according to Gartner
The analyst is predicting that 40% of existing AI datacentres will be affected by power supply issues by 2027, because of how rapidly energy consumption is expected to rise over the coming years due to more server farms hosting AI workloads.
According to Gartner's forecast, the amount of power needed by datacentres to run incremental AI-optimised servers will hit 500 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year in 2027, which is 2.6 times higher than in 2023.