AI workloads are driving an unprecedented expansion of data centers, shifting from traditional IT facilities to high-power AI factories that require rethinking internal power delivery.

At these densities, electrical distribution becomes a central constraint on cost, efficiency, reliability, and scalability, making alternative power architectures like 800VDC distribution essential.

Over the next five years, roughly 200 gigawatts of new capacity will be needed, amounting to about 2,000 large data center campuses worldwide to support dense AI infrastructure.

A defining feature of new facilities will be power density, with traditional 5–10 kW racks giving way to 30–60 kW GPU clusters, 80–150 kW AI training racks, and targets pushing up to 500 kW per rack.

Global data center capacity is expected to grow from under 100 GW today to as much as 300 GW by 2030, with around 70% of this capacity dedicated to AI workloads.

HVDC, specifically 800VDC distribution, is emerging as a practical and economical alternative to traditional AC power architectures for data centers.