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4. 1,000 TWH is 1/4 of all electricity consumption in the U.S. in 2023
Sat Jun 29, 2024, 07:51 AM
Jun 2024
estimates that datacentres’ total electricity consumption could double from 2022 levels to 1,000 TWh (terawatt hours) in 2026


https://www.statista.com/statistics/201794/us-electricity-consumption-since-1975/#:~:text=Electricity%20consumption%20in%20the%20United,electricity%20by%20the%20producing%20entity.

It's also the combined usage in Texas, California, and Florida combined.

Another: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/use-of-electricity.php
Lots of graphs and pie charts

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