Green Tech Storing data takes big time electricity! – GWC Mag gwcmagJanuary 20, 2024026 views image credit: Visual Capitalist Energy Market Specialist, Hitachi Energy USA Inc. Kent Knutson is a market specialist focusing on energy industry intelligence for Hitachi Energy. He has more than 30 years of experience designing and developing intelligence products for some… Member since 2018 326 items added with 205,220 views Jan 19, 2024Jan 19, 2024 9:36 pm GMT 13 views Did you know that the United States accounts for roughly 38% of global power demand by data centers? Check out this eye-opening Visual Capitalist infographic of the Top-50 Data Center markets in terms of electricity consumption. The assessment was conducted by Creator Content ambassador, Julie Peasley, and writer Freny Fernandes. China (13.5%), Japan (5.9%), United Kingdom (5.6%), and Germany (5.3%) round out the top 5 country markets. With 18.7 gigawatts of capacity, the 50 datacenter clusters require a massive amount of electricity. Every two years, the volume of data across the world doubles in size, and by as early as 2025, there might be more than 175 zettabytes of raw data stored. That’s a lot of data needing analysis. Enjoy! Kent Knutson Thank Kent for the Post! Energy Central contributors share their experience and insights for the benefit of other Members (like you). Please show them your appreciation by leaving a comment, ‘liking’ this post, or following this Member. More posts from this member Get Published – Build a Following The Energy Central Power Industry Network® is based on one core idea – power industry professionals helping each other and advancing the industry by sharing and learning from each other. If you have an experience or insight to share or have learned something from a conference or seminar, your peers and colleagues on Energy Central want to hear about it. It’s also easy to share a link to an article you’ve liked or an industry resource that you think would be helpful. Start a Post » Learn more about posting on Energy Central »