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Eric Hovde: “Data centers right now are using a little over 200…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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2025 Sunwest Bank Economic Forum with Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 1:11:30

Power, energy. And the energy usage of AI is off the charts. 200 terawatts. A terawatt is a billion kilowatts. A terawatt is an enormous amount of energy. Data centers right now are using a little over 200 terawatts. In the next five years, it's projected to go use up to 700 terawatts. folks. To put that into understanding, what does this mean? That would power 21 million additional homes a year. Do you know how many single family homes are In California? (1:11:30–1:11:42)

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