EIA Projects Data Centers Could Account for Up to 33% of Commercial Building Electricity Use by 2050
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report in April projecting that data center electricity consumption may reach 22% to 33% of total commercial building electricity use by 2050, according to Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive. The projection is based on modeled scenarios, including a high-demand case assuming exponential growth of AI servers without efficiency improvements beyond historical trends. In its 2026 Annual Energy Outlook, the EIA examined medium- and long-term demand, noting that data center servers alone accounted for an estimated 7% of commercial sector electricity consumption in 2025, the report stated. [1]
EIA Scenarios Detail Potential Energy Growth
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