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U.S. data centers to burn 18B cubic feet daily by 2035

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC · How we work

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Data centers in the United States are projected to consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035.
BloombergNEF estimates daily natural-gas use by U.S. data centers will reach about 18 billion cubic feet by 2035.
Meta, Microsoft, Google and Amazon plan onsite gas plants that could consume 2.9-3.4 billion cubic feet each day.
The added demand would emit roughly 1 million metric tons CO2 daily, about 12% of U.S. emissions.

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Data centers in the United States are projected to consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035.
BloombergNEF estimates daily natural-gas use by U.S. data centers will reach about 18 billion cubic feet by 2035.
Meta, Microsoft, Google and Amazon plan onsite gas plants that could consume 2.9-3.4 billion cubic feet each day.
The added demand would emit roughly 1 million metric tons CO2 daily, about 12% of U.S. emissions.