OpenAI's Data Center Ambitions Could Require As Much Electricity As All of India

OpenAI's Data Center Ambitions Could Require As Much Electricity As All of India

A proposed target of 250 gigawatts of compute capacity by 2033 would also produce twice the carbon of leading oil and gas firms, Truthdig estimates.

OpenAI’s Colossal AI Data Center Plan Could Consume As Much Power As India

OpenAI’s long term infrastructure goals could require an unprecedented amount of electricity and hardware, raising serious concerns about environmental impact and global resource strain. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, CEO Sam Altman outlined an internal plan in September 2025 to reach 250 gigawatts of compute capacity by 2033. Truthdig estimates that this level of power […] The post OpenAI’s Colossal AI Data Center Plan Could Consume As Much Pow…

OpenAI’s colossal AI data center targets would consume as much electricity as entire nation of India — 250GW target would require 30 million GPUs annually to ensure continuous operation, emit twice as much carbon dioxide as ExxonMobil

(Image credit: Getty Images) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman released an internal memo last September 2025, stating that he plans to build up to 250 gigawatts of compute capacity by 2033. According to Truthdig, this is equivalent to the electricity required to power the entire nation of India and its 1.5 billion citizens. It would also emit twice the carbon dioxide that ExxonMobil produces, which the report says is the current “largest non-state carbon e…

Electricity Bills & Data Center Studied

As more Americans feel the sting of rising electric bills, many question what’s driving this surge beyond the usual suspects like inflation and weather. New research from InvestorsObserver uncovers a rarely discussed but growing driver: the explosive demand from data centers powering AI, streaming, gaming, and cloud computing. The findings challenge the simplistic narrative that data centers automatically drive up local electricity costs. Using…