In 2024, hot weather might’ve been been a bigger driver of increased US electricity demand than AI?
Per EIA, overall electricity use rose 1.8%, but that was mostly residential. Commercial use (includes data centers) barely went up.
And the number of cooling degree days rose ~10% compared to 2023.
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