Tech firms confronting 'dramatic' rise in power use

Hmm, I should go and delete some Excel files from the server at work.

MarketWatch article.

Indeed, data centers nationwide now consume about 1.2% of all the power used in the U.S., PG&E's Bramfitt said. Northern California centers hog about 400 to 500 megawatts, or about 2.5% of the state's grid -- double the national average.