"Studies predict that the AI industry will consume the same amount of energy as the Netherlands by 2027, and that by 2030, over 20% of all electricity produced in the US will be feeding the US data centres needed to power AI."
https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/report-urges-ai-sustainability-as-energy-concerns-grow/
Not so long ago, data centers were consuming no more than 1% of electricity.
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