Berkeley Lab – United States Data Center Energy Usage Report, 2024

The Energy Act of 2020 calls for the U.S. Department of Energy to make available to the public an update to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s prior study entitled United States Data Center Energy Usage Report (2016). This report estimates historical data center electricity consumption back to 2014, relying on previous studies and historical shipment data. It provides a scenario range of future demand out to 2028 based on new trends and the most recent available data. The report highlights the significant role of AI hardware in the increasing energy demands of data centers.