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The US Energy Information Administration ( EIA ) projects that global energy consumption will increase through 2050 , which is driven by energy-intensive sectors like data centres . The demand created by AI scaling will only increase . Today there are hundreds of millions of daily queries on ChatGPT . This many queries can cost around 1GWh each day – the equivalent of the daily energy consumption for about 33,000 US households .

Analysis by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at Clemson University , projects that global electricity demand will be increasing by 10 – 12 % annually while the growth rate in global electric energy generation is only 2 % per year . This puts a squeeze on the rate of the addition of new data centres .

TJ Surbella , Strategic Planning Director , and Ron Beck , Senior Director , AspenTech , discuss how self-sufficient energy systems help enhance operational efficiency , sustainability and resilience , offering data centres greater control over their energy use while addressing growing electricity needs and environmental goals .

Additionally , companies need to meet their sustainability targets leading them to explore the usage of renewable energy resources ( such as solar , wind and geothermal ) and low-carbon electricity to satisfy their electricity demand . Addressing this dilemma requires a transformative approach , one that ensures resilience and sustainability . Microgrids are emerging as a pivotal solution available today to provide data centres with reliable and lower-carbon power that complements and augments regional power grids .

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