Technology and EVs Send China’s Power Demand Surging

Chinese electricity consumption in the data services industry and for charging and battery services soared in the first half of 2024, driven by technology and electric vehicles, data from the China Electricity Council has shown. Power consumption in data centers, big data, and cloud computing jumped by 33% between January and June compared to the same period of 2023, according to the data cited by China Daily. China’s electricity consumption for charging and battery swapping services surged by 63.7% in the same period, Jiang Debin, deputy…