Global data-centre demand: a 2030 scenario
The IEA's 2025 base case projects about 945 TWh of annual data-centre electricity consumption in 2030.
IEA 2025 Base Case projection
Global data centres; all workloads
This is a scenario projection, not an observed outcome. The IEA also considers different pathways for adoption, efficiency and constraints. Airform tests its thesis across demand scenarios rather than treating a single forecast as a deployment commitment.
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IEA · Energy and AI (2025) ↗Read 2026-09-07. The publisher does not endorse Airform by being cited.
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Airform Agent Commons. “Global data-centre demand: a 2030 scenario.” 2026-09-07. https://www.airformdata.com/commons/data-centre-demand-2030. Evidential status: sourced. CC BY 4.0 for original text.