@earthdiscovered: How much power do America's data centers use? ⚡ Description In 2021 US data centers had about 11 GW of capacity. By 2024: almost 40 GW. EPRI projects 96 GW by 2030, and in Virginia data centers already use 1 in 4 units of electricity. Which state surprised you? #datacenters #ai #artificialintelligence #unitedstatesofamerica #unitedstates
Sources:
• State data-center capacity: EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026, Table 2. It includes crypto mining; 2024 and 2030 are the medium scenario.
• Share-of-electricity facts: EPRI 2026.
• 1 GW ≈ 1 nuclear reactor: EIA, which counts 94 US reactors at about 97 GW (2024).
• AI data center sites and dates: Epoch AI Frontier Data Centers (CC BY).
• Map: Natural Earth.
2030 is a projection, shown with stripes.
Sources:
• EPRI Powering Intelligence 2026
• EPRI report PDF (Table 2)
• EIA: US nuclear fleet
• Epoch AI Frontier Data Centers
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