2025 Global Data Center Market Comparison

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GLOBAL DATA CENTER MARKET COMPARISON

Power Variables

Key Takeaways

• The number and size of data center developments grew throughout 2024, along with their power consumption. As a result, power constraints in generation and transmission, have become the norm in many data center markets worldwide, with low power availability in several regions. • Data centers remain committed to sustainable power and increasingly integrate renewable energy infrastructure into new developments. European markets lead in renewable energy as a percentage of total production, though opportunities exist in every global region.

• Power costs rose across numerous markets over the past year as

consumption increased. With concerns over data centers causing residential rate hikes, some markets are considering rate classes with pricing based on consumption.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD | DATA CENTER ADVISORY GROUP

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