The U.S. States Leading the Backlash Against Data Centers
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She writes for energy websites and covers several other industries, as well as writing… Several U.S.
states are concerned about the rapid expansion of data centres, as consumers pressure legislators to address rising utility bills and other energy concerns.
Data centres are expected to be a major consumer of U.S.
power by 2030 and beyond, as several tech companies expand their network, which is growing consumer concerns around the country’s power supply and demand.
This has led several states to halt or even ban data centre development.
Globally, data centres are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030, according to a UN report published in June.
In 2025, data centresconsumed 448 terawatt-hours of electricity globally, with artificial intelligence accounting for a fifth of the total.
Meanwhile, these types of facilities consumed 4.5 trillion litres of water and generated 189 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
In the United States, the power demand of major data centres rose by around 11.3 GW in 2025, to 61.8 GW.
In 2025, power demand for IT equipment, cooling, lighting, and other uses is expected to reach 75.8 GW, then expand to 108 GW in 2028, and134.4 GW in 2030, according to a 451 Research report.
Those figures do not account for data centre development by non-tech majors.
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