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What will be total US power consumption in terrawatt hours in 2031?

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In the following years, how much energy will be used (in terawatt-hours) by data centers?

Five years after AGI, what will be humanity’s energy consumption?

295k

Will the retail price of electricity in the US in 2030 be below 11 cents USD (2023 dollars)?

56%