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   New data centers will need almost triple the current energy demand by 2035   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Energy use set to skyrocket 300% as AI drives demand.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   A new wave of energy demand is hitting grids across the US, with current   
   projections outlining that by the end of 2035, data centers will require 2.7x   
   the current electricity demand - a jump of 36% from predictions published    
   just 7 months ago.    
      
   New research from BloomberNEF shows that the massive increase in demand is   
   likely driven by AI - and could put regions under immense pressure, leading    
   to a reliance on energy from rural areas as urban areas become strained.    
      
   The differing predictions likely stem from an increase in the number of   
   pledged data centers yet to become operational, and the size and power of the   
   proposed projects. At the moment, just 10% of data centers use over 50   
   megawatts of electricity - but this is likely to grow significantly, with   
   average outputs drawing in over 100 megawatts in the next decade.    
      
   Environmental concerns   
      
   With data centers becoming an increasing emissions concern , this news will    
   be troubling to many - especially those in vicinity of the proposed new   
   centers. The focus on rural areas both in the US and UK, could bring   
   destruction to the countryside - and the bill is likely to be footed by   
   consumers for the energy used .    
      
   The research also outlines areas in which upgraded infrastructure can be used   
   too  - with fiber optic cables enabling the growth. Also identified are old   
   crypto-mining sites regenerated into AI-driven data centers.    
      
   Today, developers are building hyperscale campuses in suburban and exurban   
   zones, typically within 30 miles of major cities. Virginia led this    
   transition early, leveraging its strong infrastructure and fiber backbone.    
   Now Georgia and Ohio are following suit as they chase the next wave of    
   digital demand BloombergNEF writes.    
      
   The pressure these centers could apply to already faltering energy grids has   
   the potential to be catastrophic - with weakened and outdated infrastructure   
   and electricity prices already rising worldwide.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/new-data-centers-will-need-almost-tripl   
   e-the-current-energy-demand-by-2035   
      
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