U.S. electricity use: data centers versus all other uses

U.S. electricity use: data centers versus all other uses

Stacked Bar chart. Source: Smith et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2026), United States Data Center Energy Usage Report: 2025 Update; U.S. data centers represented approximately 4.7% of U.S. electricity in 2024 and approximately 11.8% in the 2030 reference case. The remainder is the complement to 100%.. Data table with 3 rows and 3 columns follows.

U.S. electricity use: data centers versus all other uses
20242030 reference case (projected)
U.S. data centers (%)4.711.8
All other U.S. electricity use (%)95.388.2

Source: Smith et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2026), United States Data Center Energy Usage Report: 2025 Update; U.S. data centers represented approximately 4.7% of U.S. electricity in 2024 and approximately 11.8% in the 2030 reference case. The remainder is the complement to 100%.