Data Centres Race To Innovate As Power Demands Surge

November 25, 2025 01:46:00 pm

Source: SeekingAlpha

2025-11-25 13:46:00 ET

By Coco Zhang , Gerben Hieminga & Diederik Stadig

AI is fuelling spikes in data centre energy demand

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence ((AI)) and data centres is set to reshape the global energy landscape. As an illustration, asking a question on ChatGPT consumes five times as much energy as a web search, and generating a five-second video uses the same amount of energy as running a microwave for over an hour. While these numbers may seem modest, their cumulative effect becomes significant as AI adoption accelerates. As of July, ChatGPT reportedly handled over 2.5bn prompts globally per day....

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Data Centres Race To Innovate As Power Demands Surge