The DICT is in charge of data centers but probably has no idea how many data centers are being built. And because they are government agencies, it will be surprising if DOE and DICT are coordinating.
When we take a selfie or a screenshot from our smartphones, data gets backed up to the “cloud.” What really happens is our phone data gets stored in data centers. Everything from financial transactions, to social media, to government operations require data centers. The dilemma of the tech industry as well as of the power utilities is how to meet all that vastly increased demand and still stay on course with the transition to green energy.
Goldman Sachs Research estimates that data center power demand will grow by 160 percent by 2030. This will drive the kind of electricity growth that hasn’t been seen in a generation. Building new grid infrastructure is crucial to the energy transition. Integrating huge numbers of variable wind and solar farms into the energy mix has made upgrading grids ever more complex.
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