--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "c21c476543651ffe78172393ea520d11af1ef4dea8fe5a768dd246a0181d13c8" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/c21c4765?lang=en" title: "Moody's Projects US Data Centers Use 10% of Power by 2030" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-30T15:54:45.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/tech/moodys-projects-us-data-centers-use-10percent-of-power-by-2030-e5e3204b","https://huggingnews.com/tech/moodys-projects-us-data-centers-use-10percent-of-power-by-2030-e5e3204b","https://huggingnews.com/ai/update-us-data-centers-need-110b-for-45-gw-power-by-2030-a1feccd1","https://marketbrief.now/ai/update-us-data-centers-need-110b-for-45-gw-power-by-2030-a1feccd1"] summary: "Power requirements for American data-processing facilities are projected to double over the next few years, based on a study from Moody's. The analysis finds that these centers could account for 10% of all US electricity consumption by 2030. This forecast reflects a sharp increase in the energy load required by data centers relative to the total domestic power supply through the end of the decade." --- # Moody's Projects US Data Centers Use 10% of Power by 2030 > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-30T15:54:45.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** funding ## Summary Power requirements for American data\-processing facilities are projected to double over the next few years, based on a study from Moody's\. The analysis finds that these centers could account for 10% of all US electricity consumption by 2030\. This forecast reflects a sharp increase in the energy load required by data centers relative to the total domestic power supply through the end of the decade\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]()