Data centre electricity use surged in 2025, even with tightening bottlenecks driving a scramble for solutions
Press release
16 April 2026
New IEA report explores AI’s growing energy footprint, options for meeting data centre power demand, and impacts on energy affordability, security and wider economy
A new report from the IEA assesses how the relationship between energy and artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, drawing on the latest data and analysis and close tracking of technological and economic developments in the AI sector.
