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According to a 2024 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), data centers accounted for approximately 4% of the nation's electrical grid, or 183 terawatt-hours (roughly the equivalent of the entire country of Pakistan's electricity usage).
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Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5 Mar. 2026
The previous most energetic volcanic eruption seen on Io was about 80 terawatts, from a volcano called Surt in 2001.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Gartner projects data center electricity demand will grow 16% in 2025 and double by 2030, rising from 448 terawatt hours to 980 terawatt hours globally.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The world is going to need terawatt-hours of batteries across many applications, from mobile devices and electric vehicles to the grid and data centers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
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Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5 Mar. 2026
The previous most energetic volcanic eruption seen on Io was about 80 terawatts, from a volcano called Surt in 2001.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Gartner projects data center electricity demand will grow 16% in 2025 and double by 2030, rising from 448 terawatt hours to 980 terawatt hours globally.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The world is going to need terawatt-hours of batteries across many applications, from mobile devices and electric vehicles to the grid and data centers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Terawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terawatt. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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terawatt
noun
tera·watt
ˈter-ə-ˌwät 
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts
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