How much electricity did US data centers use in 2023?
All the electricity used by data centers in the United States in 2023.
The numbers
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| energy | 176 TWh | US Department of Energy: report on data center energy use (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2024)
(retrieved November 11, 2026) Total for calendar year 2023, about 4.4% of US electricity. |
Compared with other things
- 1 US data centers in 2023 = about 42 Hoover Damsby energy
- 1 US data centers in 2023 = about 16 million average US homesby energy
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