Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ankit Mishra is a contributor who covers energy and economic policies. Global demand for data centres has surged dramatically in ...

In the race to dominate artificial intelligence, technology companies are fueling an unprecedented expansion of data centers. These digital infrastructures power everything from search engines to ...

As global data demand surges, data centers have become the engines of the digital economy—and some of its largest energy consumers. Their continuous operation requires massive amounts of electricity ...

Data centers are demanding more power, and they’re demanding it at record-shattering numbers. By 2030, data center power demand is estimated to increase by 165% — a number that could “upend power ...

Energy efficiency is a transformative, low-cost solution that can fast-track access to affordable and secure energy and boost economic growth. Amid soaring power demand, driven in part by air ...

In brief: New, higher energy efficiency ratings have gradually emerged for top-tier power supply units (PSUs) over the years, and new workloads have encouraged standards to continue increasing. In ...

According to a July 2025 report by 174 Power Global, opens new tab, AI workloads could push U.S. data center electricity demands sharply upward — AI alone may soon account for nearly eight percent of ...

Divya Mahajan owns shares in Google, AMD, Microsoft, and Nvidia. She receives funding from Google and AMD. Artificial intelligence is growing fast, and so are the number of computers that power it.

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2025—Harnessing the vast, untapped potential of energy efficiency in developing countries is a game-changer that can fast-track affordable and secure energy, drive stronger ...