The annual electricity report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says data centers consumed 460TWh in 2022, a figure that could rise to more than 1,000TWh by 2026 in a worst-case scenario
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/global-data-center-electricity-use-to-double-by-2026-report/
The CBECI estimates that global electricity usage associated with Bitcoin mining ranged from 67 TWh to 240 TWh in 2023, with a point estimate of 120 TWh.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61364
So 110 TWh/460 TWh = 23.9%, almost a quarter of all DC energy use, for Bitcoin alone.
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