| Author |
Adrien Haidar Amandine Chaillous Fabien Vieau Christine LE BIHAN-GRAF |
| Resource type | Replay |
| Publication year | 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.
