The statistic shows a number of key statistics relating to energy use and CO2 emissions from data centers in the United States, in 2013 and a forecast of 2020. In 2013, U.S. data centers used some * billion U.S. dollars worth of electricity and were responsible for the production of ** million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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Computerworld. (August 26, 2014). Energy use, cost, and CO2 emissions of data centers in the United States in 2013 and 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/602389/united-states-data-centers-energy-use-and-emissions/
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Energy use, cost, and CO2 emissions of data centers in the United States in 2013 and 2020 [Graph], Computerworld, August 26, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/602389/united-states-data-centers-energy-use-and-emissions/
