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PC Gamer
James Bentley

Report estimates AI energy demands will quadruple in the next few years, with some large planned centres estimated to use the equivalent power of 5,000,000 households

An operator works at the data centre of French company OVHcloud in Roubaix, northern France on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP) (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images).

One of the biggest concerns people have about AI is energy consumption, and a recent report suggests that things are only going to get worse in that regard over the next few years. However, the same report also argues there is a silver lining.

A study from the Internal Energy Agency (IEA) titled Energy and AI was recently published (via The Guardian) using data gleaned from global datasets and consultation with "governments and regulators, the tech sector, the energy industry and international experts".

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