Researchers at the International Energy Agency increase global demand for electricity in the next three years, as electric vehicles, data centers and air conditioning grow all over the world.
In its annual report on the global electricity issued on Friday, IEA said it expects the demand for electricity to grow until 2027 by 4 percent annually, or equals the energy used by some major advanced economies.
“This is equivalent to adding more than Japan every year,” Saaduki Sadwami, IEA, director of energy and security markets. “This is unprecedented.”
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Sadomori said that the world is entering the new “Electricity Age” because more transportation systems and home appliances are electrified and technology companies add more powerful energy centers.
After decades of relatively flat energy demand in the United States, IEA has a strong increase of 2 percent annually until 2027. This is equivalent to adding current energy consumption in California over the next three years.
Electricity for buildings will be a large part of the American electricity demand, especially The energy needed for data centers Artificial intelligence also requires more computing power.
A The report was issued in December By Lawrence Berkeley, the National Laboratory is estimated that the use of the energy center energy in the United States is expected to double or three times by 2028, grows to consume up to 12 percent of the country’s total electricity.
Although data centers will be large users of energy in some areas, IEA is a relatively small part of global demand for electricity.
The International Football Association said that 85 percent of the global increase in energy demand will come from developing economies in the world, as the largest driver of the new demand will be the rapid spread of air conditioning.
While air conditioning is common in the United States, it is still rare in many countries where climate change contributes to high temperatures and the most common thermal waves. In India, IEA researchers, in India, said about 18 percent of families air conditioning, and in Nigeria, only 5 percent of families do not.
Rapid growth in energy demand may lead to more greenhouse gases that cause climate change if countries are largely dependent on fossil fuels to generate electricity.
However, the increased demand for electricity coincides with a global boom in renewable energy growth and other carbon energy sources, IEA said. Researchers expect that a mixture of renewable energy and nuclear energy will sword with all the upcoming electricity demand all over the world.
The report said that the nuclear energy is expected to determine new records for generating electricity as new units arrive online, and the reactors that have been returned to service are returned.
It is expected to meet electricity from solar energy alone about half of the growth of energy demand, and both China and the United States are expected to see 10 percent of national electricity needs by 2027.
in European UnionElectricity from solar energy exceeded the energy resulting from coal in 2024.
As a result of strong growth in low -carbon energy sources, IEA said, it is expected to stem from carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector in the next three years.
This will be a welcome relief to a world that has just been distinguished in a row Years of shattered heat. But it is still far from the decrease in the emissions needed to achieve science -based goals and avoid the worst effects of climate change.
