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China’s data centers could consume 400-700 TWh by 2030

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What happened: On a November 13 forum panel, Li Jie, a researcher at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), dropped some big numbers on data center electricity growth projections. 

By 2030, China’s data centers are expected to consume somewhere between 400 tera...