Data centers, housing the servers that store, process, and distribute data, are arguably the most significant energy consumers in the Internet ecosystem. They require substantial power not only for computing but also for maintaining stable operating temperatures. The Internet will use a fifth of all the world's electricity by 2025 and currently uses more electricity than the United Kingdom. Here's how much energy we estimate some things on the internet produce: The more power we use, the more carbon we release. The list of current Internet-Drafts is at https://datatracker. In 2022, data centers consumed an estimated 240–340 TWh.