Gartner Predicts Power Shortages Will Restrict 40% Of AI Data Centres By 2027
InfoQ, Monday, November 18th, 2024
Gartner predicts that the exponential growth of electricity consumption fueled by AI will cause power shortages set to operationally constrain 40% of data centres by 2027.
This is further compounded by a staggering 160% growth forecast for data centres over the next two years.
'The explosive growth of new hyperscale data centres to implement GenAI is creating an insatiable demand for power that will exceed the ability of utility providers to expand their capacity fast enough,' said Bob Johnson, VP analyst at Gartner. 'In turn, this threatens to disrupt energy availability and lead to shortages, limiting the growth of new data centres for GenAI and other uses from 2026.'