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The global rush to AI technology will require almost as much energy by 2030 as Japan uses today. One data center today consumes as much electricity as 100,000 households, but some of those currently under construction will require 20 times more.

Processing data, mainly for AI, will consume more electricity in the US alone than manufacturing steel, cement, chemicals and all other energy-intensive goods combined, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.

AI has the potential to reverse all the gains made in recent years in advanced economies to reduce their energy use, mainly through efficiencies. The rapid increase in AI also means companies will seek the most readily available energy – which could come from gas plants, which were on their way out in many developed countries. In the US, the demand could even be met by coal-fired power stations being given a new lease on life, aided by Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for them.

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