New Data Centers Will Need Almost Triple The Current Energy Demand By 2035
techradar, Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
AI sees demand soar 300% as energy suppliers struggle to keep up
A new wave of energy demand is hitting grids across the US, with current projections outlining that by the end of 2035, data centers will require 2.7x the current electricity demand - a jump of 36% from predictions published just 7 months ago.
New research from BloomberNEF shows that the massive increase in demand is likely driven by AI - and could put regions under immense pressure, leading to a reliance on energy from rural areas as urban areas become strained.