---
id: "entity-iea"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "International Energy Agency"
aliases: ["IEA"]
source_timestamps: ["¶2", "§ The Great Value Loop", "¶8"]
tags: ["energy-data", "forecasting"]
related: ["claim-data-center-energy-growth"]
sources: ["futures"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-futures"
originDay: 2
articleStem: "hbr-nm-101-energy-strategy-ai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/06/your-company-needs-an-energy-strategy-for-ais-next-phase"
sourceTitle: "Your Company Needs an Energy Strategy for AI’s Next Phase"
---
# International Energy Agency (IEA)

## Profile
An intergovernmental organization that provides policy recommendations, analysis, and data on the global energy sector (canonical: iea.org).

## Role in the source
Cited as the authority for data-center electricity projections — specifically 2024 estimates and a 2026 update projecting massive growth in data-center electricity use driven by AI. It is the source of the headline figures in [[claim-data-center-energy-growth]] (485 TWh in 2025 → 950 TWh in 2030, with the AI subset tripling).

## Note
An IEA-linked estimate (cited via Brookings) also holds that AI could free up to **175 GW** of transmission capacity through better grid management — the optimistic counterweight discussed in [[contrarian-efficiency-increases-demand]].