Howden warns US datacenters may need off-grid power by 2030

Datacenter power consumption in the US is growing roughly ten times faster than grid capacity, driven largely by surging demand for AI infrastructure. Insurance broker Howden calculates that datacenters could need to source up to 58 percent of their power off the grid by 2030, while management consultancy Bain & Company warns that energy companies must accelerate grid capacity investments as server farm energy draw more than doubles over the same period. Open article →