IEA: World faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand

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IEA: World faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand

And it's not just datacenters driving the need for 3,500 TWh of new energy generation by 2027

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Global Electricity Use Is Expected to Soar

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Increasing amounts of electricity are being used for industrial production, and the need for air conditioning, data centers and transport is also increasing. Demand for electricity is growing particularly in China.

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IEA Predicts Strong Global Electricity Demand Growth

Global demand for electricity is set to grow at an annual rate of 4% in the years to 2027, the International Energy Agency has forecast in a new report, noting this would be the fastest growth rate in recent years. “The surge is primarily driven by robust growing use of electricity for industrial production, increased demand for air conditioning, accelerating electrification, led by the transport sector, and the rapid expansion of data centres,”…

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The Whole World Is Going to Use a Lot More Electricity, IEA Says

(Bloomberg) — Electricity demand is set to increase sharply in the coming years as people around the world use more power to run air conditioners, industry and a growing fleet of data centers.

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IEA: power use to soar through 2027, but renewables will keep up

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) newly released “Electricity 2025” report predicts that global power consumption will jump nearly 4% annually through 2027. That’s like adding an entire Japan’s worth of electricity use every year for the next three years. more…