UN report: AI data centers to use 945 TWh, water of 1.3B people by 2030

By 2030, AI data centers are projected to consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity and a water footprint equal to the basic annual domestic water needs of all 1.3 billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa, per a UNU-INWEH report. It also projects a land footprint exceeding 14,500 sq km, roughly twice the Jakarta metro area.

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