Visualizing Data Center Demand by Region 🌐

Key Takeaways

• Data centers make up 8.9% of the total power share in America, based on analysis from the IEA.
• With 53.7 gigawatts of installed data center capacity, the U.S. leads globally by a wide margin.
• In the UK, 5.1% of total electricity demand is driven from data centers as billions in foreign investment flows into the country.

Data Centers Are Booming

In Virginia, data centers account for 26% of the state's total power consumption—or nearly triple the national average.

By comparison, data centers comprise 4.8% of the total power share in the European Union and 2.3% in China.

As big tech ramps up AI spending, a significant share is being funnelled into massive data centers along with the energy sources that power them.

In particular, demand for nuclear is expanding at the fastest rate in decades.