Analysis of China’s power development and the impact of data center energy consumption
Fanglin Guo
China’s power industry faces critical challenges in balancing rapid economic growth with environmental sustainability amidst surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and data centers. This study introduces the Data Center Energy Consumption Ratio (DCECR) as a quantitative metric and comprehensively evaluates China’s “East-to-West Computing” (ETWC) strategy through empirical analysis and predictive modeling. Using official data from 2018 to 2024 and advanced