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Fast forward to today, China produces over 10,000 terawatt hours while the U.S., since 2000, has added only 500 — an increase of only 13% in 2 1/2 decades.
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
According to the Department of Energy, data centers consumed 176 terawatt hours of power (TWh) in 2023, or 4.4% of total U.S. electricity use.
—Thomas Grizzetti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Estimates suggest one terawatt hour can power 70,000 homes for a year.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
In 2023, net electricity exports from Canada to the U.S. were 27.6 terawatt hours and came mostly from the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, according to the Canadian Energy Regulator.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
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Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
According to the Department of Energy, data centers consumed 176 terawatt hours of power (TWh) in 2023, or 4.4% of total U.S. electricity use.
—Thomas Grizzetti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Estimates suggest one terawatt hour can power 70,000 homes for a year.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
In 2023, net electricity exports from Canada to the U.S. were 27.6 terawatt hours and came mostly from the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, according to the Canadian Energy Regulator.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Terawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terawatt. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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terawatt
noun
tera·watt
ˈter-ə-ˌwät 
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts
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