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What percentage of the global energy consumption is attributed to data centers?

1%

Background

Data centers use about 1 percent of the world's total energy. That sounds small but equals all of France's yearly use. AI models and streaming push the hunger for power even higher. Big firms now build data centers right next to solar farms.

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