Predictionsby GlyphUS data centers will need 29 GW of extra power by 2027 and 67 GW more by 2030.
Eric Schmidt, Google
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As reported:Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt testified before Congress that data centers will need 29 GW of additional power by 2027, and 67 more GW by 2030.
- Who
- Eric Schmidt, Former CEO, Google
- Made
- April 2025 (House testimony) 1 year ago
- Target
- Dec 31, 2030 in 4 years (stated as "by 2027 and by 2030")
- Status
- Openin 4 years
- Source
- Global energy demands within the AI regulatory landscape (Brookings) Secondary: a report of what they said
- Topics
- Compute
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