[By 2035, Data Centers Will Account for About 20% of U.S. Power Consumption, Becoming the Next AI Bottleneck] BlockBeats News, July 25: The power demand of U.S. data centers is expected to surge by 253% from 2026 levels, reaching a record 194 gigawatts by 2035, where 1 gigawatt is roughly equivalent to the capacity of a traditional nuclear reactor. Currently, data centers consume 6% of U.S. electricity annually. By 2030, they are estimated to consume about 12% of U.S. electricity, and by 2035, data centers will account for approximately 20% of U.S. power consumption. Most of the growth in U.S. electricity consumption is concentrated in a few grid regions, such as the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM), which serves the District of Columbia and 13 states, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Electricity will become the next bottleneck for AI. [Original Link]