Colombia. In the last decade, data centers have become one of the most important tools for companies looking to scale in the market and generate increasingly personalized services.
According to Schneider Electric, 2025 marks an important year for the evolution of data centers. In Latin America, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the use of UPS, racks and internal components, both hardware and software, to provide a more robust, efficient and sustainable IT architecture.
According to the Deloitte Center for Technology Media & Telecommunications, data centers are expected to generate 2% of global electricity consumption by 2025. This growing investment in AI is driving such significant electricity demand that, in the first quarter of 2024 alone, the additional net energy demand from these sites was approximately 2 GW; an increase of 25% compared to the previous three months and more than three times the demand of the first quarter of 2023.
By 2026, the annual energy consumption of dedicated AI data centers is estimated to reach 90 TWh globally, a tenfold increase from the levels recorded in 2022. Faced with this reality, Schneider Electric believes that it is essential that both technology and electrical industries work together to address these challenges and contain the energy impact of generative AI. Technology companies and cloud service providers find value in investing in carbon-free energy sources and setting net-zero emissions targets, demonstrating their commitment to sustainability, building a more balanced energy future, and a way to generate differential value in the market.
"At Schneider Electric, we are convinced that the key to generating value in 2025 lies in the implementation of intelligent data centers that allow new technologies to be articulated, valuable data to be deployed to make decisions and generate actions that are integrated in a timely manner into the sustainability and sustainability policies of companies," said Marta Sánchez, VP of Secure Power and Data Center at Schneider Electric for SAM.
The French company, considered the most sustainable company for the second consecutive year by Corporate Knights, offers advanced technologies that allow companies to maximize the value generated through AI in data centers, optimizing energy efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint.
