BlockBeats reported on July 25 that electricity demand from US data centers is projected to surge 253% from 2026 levels and reach a record 194 gigawatts by 2035. The report said 1 gigawatt is roughly equivalent to the capacity of a traditional nuclear reactor, underscoring the scale of the increase.
Data centers currently account for about 6% of annual US electricity consumption. That share is estimated to rise to around 12% by 2030 and then to about 20% by 2035. The figures point to a rapid increase in power usage tied to the expansion of digital infrastructure.
Most of the growth in electricity demand is expected to be concentrated in a small number of grid regions, including the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, or PJM. PJM serves Washington, DC, along with 13 states that include Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. According to the report, power supply is set to become the next bottleneck for AI.
BlockBeats reported on July 25 that US data center electricity demand is expected to jump 253% from 2026 levels and reach a record 194 gigawatts by 2035. The report added that 1 gigawatt is roughly equal to the capacity of a traditional nuclear reactor.
Data centers’ share of US power use keeps rising
Data centers currently consume about 6% of electricity in the United States each year. That figure is estimated to rise to around 12% by 2030, then to about 20% by 2035.
Demand growth is concentrated in a few grid regions
Most of the increase in US electricity consumption is concentrated in a small number of grid regions, including the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, or PJM. The grid serves Washington, DC, and 13 states, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
The report said electricity will be the next bottleneck for AI.
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