EstimateAll sizesGlobal
485 TWh
of electricity used by data centers worldwide in 2025, up 17%; the IEA expects about 950 TWh by 2030
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
7%of US commercial-sector electricity was used by data center servers in 2025 (EIA estimate); EIA projects 22% to 33% by 2050
7% of US commercial-sector electricity was used by data center servers in 2025 (EIA estimate); EIA projects 22% to 33% by 2050 (2025, US Energy Information Administration, Today in Energy / Annual Energy Outlook)
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7% of US commercial-sector electricity was used by data center servers in 2025 (EIA estimate); EIA projects 22% to 33% by 2050 (2025).
7%
the latest figure (2025)
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Why you can trust it. US Energy Information Administration, Today in Energy / Annual Energy Outlook: official data, government statistics office or regulator.
Key facts
- Period 2025
- Region USA
- Company size All sizes
- Next data Yearly
Source: US Energy Information Administration, Today in Energy / Annual Energy Outlook, 2025
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How it was measured
- Publisher
- US Energy Information Administration, Today in Energy / Annual Energy Outlook
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- 7% of US commercial-sector electricity was used by data center servers in 2025 (EIA estimate); EIA projects 22% to 33% by 2050
- Data period
- 2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
- Published by the source
- 19 May 2026
- In the source's words
Across all cases, servers alone accounted for an estimated 7% of commercial sector electricity consumption in 2025.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on eia.gov (Today in Energy, 19 May 2026, based on AEO2026) on 2026-10-23. Estimate.
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- Public domain (US government work). Free to reuse; cite EIA and the AEO edition.
- Next expected update
- Yearly (US Energy Information Administration, yearly (AEO); monthly (STEO))
- Original page
- www.eia.gov: Today in Energy / Annual Energy Outlook
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