Global electricity demand expected to grow 4% annually through 2027

Art, data centers and air -conditioned control are expected to drive some of the fastest growth in the demand for electricity over the years, Accordingly Predict the International Energy Agency.

The company predicted on Friday that the world will need 5% more electricity annually by 20227. Meeting on this demand will need to add more production capacity than Japan every year.

There is a data center in the United States The chair of the chair And attention, emerging and developing economies will probably drive 85% of that growth. Chinese industries, including solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles, will help drive the country’s annual electricity growth to 6% clips over the past year.

Growth in the United States will be lower than China, though it is still significant, as much as California has added as much demand by 2027.

The company said that low-carbon sources, most renewable and atomic, are expected to cover almost all global demand growth, the company said.