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• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Launches NGDCI to Tackle Surging AI Energy Demands as Data Center Power Use Projected to Quadruple by 2030

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  U.S. data centers currently account for 4% of domestic electricity use, but that figure is projected to soar to 17% by 2030. To address this "unprecedented energy appetite," the ne...