| Author(s) |
Adrien Haidar Fabien Vieau Amandine Chaillous Christine LE BIHAN-GRAF |
| Publication type | Synthesis |
Debate on May 22, 2025
In some countries, data centres already consume more electricity than households. In Ireland, for example, data centres consume more electricity than urban households. By 2028, with the emergence of generative AI, the electricity consumption of Irish DCs will exceed that of all the country's households. According to the European Commission, DC electricity consumption in the EU will increase by 28% between now and 2030, reaching 98.5 TWh.
