WASHINGTON (AN) — Energy experts say we’re moving into an “Age of Electricity” – with renewable sources expected to meet almost half of all demand by the end of the decade – but there’s scant evidence the transition will lower the heat any time soon on our warming planet.
Powering the needs of artificial intelligence, digital data centers, electric vehicles and air conditioning, electricity consumption is growing faster than expected, every year adding the equivalent of Japan’s total demand to global use, the International Energy Agency reported on Wednesday.
