US data centres 'are short six NYCs of electricity'

unironically, the largest driver of increased usage is air conditioning

https://apexknowledge.blog/nyc-daily-electricity-usage

this page has a nice graph of growth for the country since 1950 by usage

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/use-of-elect...

and another way to slice it up

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/data-and...

still looking to see what this looks like as a national growth statistic, media always likes to compare things that seem outrageous, but don't look so crazy if you put it in the broader context (eg. N million gallons of water vs 1%)