# U.S. data-center gas forecast rises to 15 billion cubic feet a day

_Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM EDT · Infrastructure, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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U.S. data centers are projected to consume as much as 15 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day by 2035, according to a Bloomberg forecast cited by Tom's Hardware.

That is a 117% increase from a prior forecast of 6.9 billion cubic feet a day. The article says projects have already been delayed by unavailable power infrastructure, helping drive interest in onsite gas-turbine generation. It also says projected domestic output growth may still leave demand about 11 billion cubic feet a day short of supply.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/us-ai-data-centers-projected-to-become-the-fifth-largest-natural-gas-consumer-in-the-world-by-2035-consumption-to-grow-by-15-billion-cubic-feet-per-day-as-demand-for-compute-increases)

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