2025 Electricity Jump Fueled by Data Centers, IEA Finds

The IEA’s Global Energy Review shows global electricity demand rose 3% in 2025, outpacing total energy growth, with data centers and electric vehicles driving much of the increase. U.S. power demand grew about 2%, with buildings accounting for roughly 80% of the rise and data centers contributing about half of the U.S. increase. Globally, solar PV led energy-demand growth for the first time, followed by natural gas.