Data Center Spending Is About to Rival the World’s Biggest Energy Markets

Data center capital expenditure reached $770 billion in 2025, surpassing investments for upstream oil and gas activities in the same year. Solar PV investments, broadly acknowledged as the most substantial growth story in energy supply over the past 10 years, had already been eclipsed by data centers in 2024. This year, Rystad Energy expects investments in data centers to match investments in both the renewable generation industry, as well as the full oil and gas sector – which comprises the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. While…