{
    "statement": "of all US electricity was used by data centers in 2023 (176 TWh); Berkeley Lab projects 6.7% to 12% by 2028",
    "value_display": "4.4%",
    "value_numeric": 4.4,
    "unit": "%",
    "data_label": "2023",
    "data_period_end": "2023-12-31",
    "region": "USA",
    "size": "all",
    "source": {
        "name": "United States Data Center Energy Usage Report",
        "publisher": "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory",
        "type": "estimate",
        "url": "https://www.lbl.gov/"
    },
    "source_url": "https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/01/15/berkeley-lab-report-evaluates-increase-in-electricity-demand-from-data-centers/",
    "source_quote": "Data centers consumed about 4.4% of total U.S. electricity in 2023 and, depending upon how much the rest of the economy grows, are expected to consume between 6.7 and 12% of total U.S. electricity by 2028.",
    "verification_note": "Read on newscenter.lbl.gov (15 Jan 2025 news release on the Berkeley Lab report for DOE) on 2026-10-23. Modelled estimate.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
    "margin_of_error": null,
    "dont_know": null,
    "data_table": null,
    "revisions": [],
    "page_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/us-data-centers-share-of-electricity",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/us-data-centers-share-of-electricity.csv"
}