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US data centers will need 29 GW of extra power by 2027 and 67 GW more by 2030.

Eric Schmidt, Google · made April 2025 (House testimony) · target Dec 2030 · Open

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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.

Global energy demands within the AI regulatory landscape (Brookings)

The prediction

Who
Eric Schmidt, Former CEO, Google
Made
April 2025 (House testimony)
Target
Dec 31, 2030 (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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