AI data center electricity demand will reach 1% of global power use by 2030, with concentrated siting causing high power stress in specific regions like Oregon, Virginia, and Ireland.
Each scenario jointly con- trols (i) the rate of new AI data-center additions and (ii) the efficiency gains of all operating sites
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Concentrated siting of AI data centers drives regional power-system stress under rising global compute demand
AI data center electricity demand will reach 1% of global power use by 2030, with concentrated siting causing high power stress in specific regions like Oregon, Virginia, and Ireland.