US data centers could burn more natural gas than many countries
Based on a BloombergNEF forecast, natural gas would cover a significant share of the power demand of new grid-connected data centers, ZeroHedge reported on 14 September 2026. Another report says residents living next to a data center can see the gas turbines from their kitchens.
Who is affected and how
- energy specialist
- The spread of gas-fired on-site generation brings new permitting and community-acceptance risks.
- plant manager
- The data center wave that is raising gas demand may affect energy prices.
Sources
- US Data Centers To Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations<!-- --> | ZeroHedgezerohedge.com · Sep 14, 2026
- US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035 - TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 15, 2026 · magyar
- “We're trapped” – an AI data centre was built next to their home, and they can see the gas turbines from their kitchenellenszel.hu · Sep 14, 2026 · magyar
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