‘The new battle ground for scaling and protecting margins’: AI servers set to consume more power than every conventional data center by 2027
Gartner recommends infrastructure providers focus on efficiency upgrades to grids and cooling systems.
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AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027 — global data center electricity consumption set to grow by 26% this year, Gartner forecasts
Global data center electricity consumption will grow 26% in 2026 to reach 565 TWh, up from 447 TWh in 2025.
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