Data centres, EVs to significantly boost US power load by 2030, consultancy says

Data centres and electric vehicles are expected to ramp up US power demand by about 300 terawatt-hours (TWh), equivalent to the electricity consumed annually by Turkey, by the end of the decade, according to consultancy Rystad Energy.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

The country’s rising power load could stress the US electrical grid, which has become increasingly vulnerable to shortfalls.

Rystad expects, however, solar capacity to increase by 237 gigawatts (GW) between 2023 and 2030 and wind capacity to grow by 78 GW...