MANILA, Philippines — The world’s data centers already consume more than 3.5 times as much electricity as the entire Philippine economy, according to University of the Philippines associate professor Dr. Alicor Panao. Panao, an Inquirer data scientist, said that if data centers were considered a country, “they would rank as the world’s 11th-largest consumer of electricity.” He cited a United Nations study estimating that data centers consumed 448 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity last year. For Panao, “this highlights the scale of the energy challenge posed by Pax Silica, which would require a substantial and reliable power supply to support AI-related […]...Keep on reading: Pax Silica could further strain PH power grid, analyst warns