My life & career
The apps and services we use depend on physical power systems with real constraints.
THE YOTTABIT SCALE INDEX / Energy and storage
950 TWh
The digital world may need twice as much data-center electricity.
The IEA projects roughly 950 TWh in 2030, compared with an estimated 485 TWh in 2025.
2025 estimate / 2030 scenario · IEA
THE YOTTABIT PERSPECTIVE
What does it mean to me?
Big change is fascinating. Its implications are what matter.
My business
New digital projects need an energy and infrastructure plan, not only a technology budget.
My industry
Data centers, utilities, equipment suppliers and municipalities will face new load and interconnection challenges.
FROM JIM CARROLL’S WORK
Jim describes AI as both a new electricity load and a potential tool for managing the grid.
Meet the futurist behind YottaBit ↗WHAT COULD I DO MONDAY MORNING?
For a planned AI deployment, ask where its compute runs and whether power availability could become a limiting factor.
THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE STORY + METHODOLOGY & SOURCES
What the number really measures
Global data centre electricity consumption, expressed as TWh / year.
The research foundation records: 485 TWh estimated 2025; 950 TWh projected for 2030.
Where the claim has limits
IEA 2026; observed estimate vs modeled projection
Comparisons and historical rates must be independently checked against definitions and original measurements before an audited chart is published.