Traditional data centers globally have decreased their energy demand, from around 97.6 terawatt hours in 2015, to some 50 terawatt hours in 2019, and a forecast indicated that this figure will reach nearly 33 terawatt hours by 2021. On the other hand, hyperscale data centers have doubled their energy demand in the same period of time.
Energy demand in data centers worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type
(in terawatt hours)
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IEA. (March 25, 2020). Energy demand in data centers worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186992/global-derived-electricity-consumption-in-data-centers-and-telecoms/
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IEA. (2020). Energy demand in data centers worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by type (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186992/global-derived-electricity-consumption-in-data-centers-and-telecoms/
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