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The great unknown: How will AI affect energy demand — and your utility bill — in California?

San Diego Union-Tribune
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Analysts see U.S. electricity demand rising as much as 20 percent by 2030 , in part driven by AI .

Analysts at the International Energy Agency have called AI and energy “the new power couple’s” The implications for the energy landscape abound.

Data centers in some cases require three to eight times the amount of electricity to operate as conventional.

Northern Virginia is home to more data centers than the five largest markets in the U.S. combined.

North Texas is experiencing a 173.1 percent increase in the second half of 2023 , according to CBRE .

Georgia Power expects electricity sales to grow 9 percent through 2028 , with 80 percent of demand driven by data centers.

Or perhaps something in between. 2024 The San Diego Union-Tribune . Visit sandiegouniontribune.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency , LLC ..

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