US data centers projected to use more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-16
Polymarket highlights a projection that US data centers will consume more natural gas than all of Germany and Japan combined by 2035, underscoring the enormous energy demands of the AI compute buildout.
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