The Gigawatt Mystery: Why I Think Data Centers Are Building Simulated Worlds We are witnessing an unprecedented explosion in energy consumption by data centers, and the official explanations simply don’t add up. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers already use about 415 TWh of electricity annually — roughly 1.5% of global supply — and are on track to nearly double that by 2030, approaching Japan’s total national consumption [1]. That is not normal expansion; that’s a gigawatt-scale mystery that demands a deeper explanation. My leading theory is that these immense power draws are being used to run 3D world…

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