Will US datacenter electricity demand exceed 6% of total US electricity by year-end 2026?
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Resolves YES if, by 2027-03-31, the EIA (Energy Information Administration) or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) publishes data indicating that US datacenter electricity consumption in calendar year 2026 exceeded 6% of total US electricity consumption.
- Source of truth (must be one of):
- EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2027 or EIA Monthly Energy Review covering calendar-2026 datacenter electricity figures
- LBL US Data Center Energy Usage Report (next publication after the 2024 report)
- Equivalent EIA or LBL public dataset showing 2026 datacenter electricity / total US electricity ratio
- If neither EIA nor LBL has published 2026 data by 2027-03-31, market resolves based on the most recent EIA / LBL projection that explicitly projects calendar-2026, with consumption exceeding 6% of total = YES.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the current odds for Will US datacenter electricity demand exceed 6% of total US electricity by year-end 2026??
- Manifold Markets prices No at 62% as of September 8, 2026.
- When does Will US datacenter electricity demand exceed 6% of total US electricity by year-end 2026? resolve?
- Will US datacenter electricity demand exceed 6% of total US electricity by year-end 2026? is scheduled to resolve on March 31, 2027.
- How is Will US datacenter electricity demand exceed 6% of total US electricity by year-end 2026? settled?
- Manifold Markets settles this market as follows: Resolves YES if, by 2027-03-31, the EIA (Energy Information Administration) or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) publishes data indicating that US datacenter electricity consumption in calendar year 2026 exceeded 6% of total US electricity consumption.