Data Centers Hit 6% of US Power, Sparking Backlash and Policy Debate
A new IDCA report finds data centers now use about 6% of US electricity (67.7 GW globally, 29.2 GW in the US), fueling regulatory pushback, water-use concerns, and debate over the AI boom as smaller centers and ‘zombie’ workloads push demand and policymakers call for transparency.
