The firm pointed to recent data from the International Energy Agency, which forecasted that electricity consumption from data centers, artificial intelligence and the cryptocurrency sector could double by 2026.
"The latest IEA electricity forecasts paint an even more alarming outlook for data center consumption," analyst Hiral Patel wrote in a Monday note.
Barclays said it is looking at three investment areas that are a key part of the trend: data center operators, data center suppliers and data center grid infrastructure builders.
After successfully using lithium-ion batteries at a Dublin data center , Microsoft wants to expand grid-interactive battery storage in other areas.
That includes nine data centers in Ireland, which is a data center hotspot in Europe that's also under increased risk given its soaring electricity consumption, Barclays said.
Persons:
Hiral Patel, Morgan Stanley's, Europe that's, Stifel Nicolaus, Eaton
Organizations:
Barclays, International Energy Agency, CNBC, Microsoft, Electricity, Constellation, Digital Realty Trust, Digital, European Union, Blackstone, Digital Realty, Devices, AMD, Tech
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Japan, U.S, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, European, Frankfurt, Paris, Virginia