Impact of Growth of Data Centres on Energy Consumption

Summary

This report investigates the energy consumption impact of growing digital services and data centers in the UK. A new methodology was developed to compare the total electricity usage of digital services against physical alternatives across the entire delivery chain, including data centers, transmission, and end-user devices. The study, now completed, found that digital options consistently use less or comparable electricity compared to their physical counterparts, especially for AI translation where digital consumption is dramatically lower.

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