DCD Survey: Mission Critical Power

Exploring Trends and Attitudes to Powering the Data Center in 2025

Goldman Sachs Research predicts that data center power consumption will increase by 50% by 2027 and could rise by as much as 165% by 2030. This trend is prompting the industry to rapidly secure and scale reliable and efficient power sources. The explosive growth of generative AI, machine learning, and high-density workloads has made this challenge critical—not just in terms of power availability, but also regarding resilience, quality, and control.

This sponsored survey report reveals how the data center industry is addressing mission-critical power needs in 2025. It uncovers key challenges, levels of adoption and attitudes toward emerging solutions, and how businesses are preparing to adapt and invest in the tools and strategies needed to meet unprecedented power demands.

Key Insights Include:

• Top power priorities and concerns for 2025
• The impact of AI workloads on rack-level power strategies
• Trends in power density, distribution, and infrastructure readiness
• How operators are monitoring power quality and fault detection
• Industry views on liquid cooling, automation, and grid support