Overview

• An Arthur D. Little study for eco projects average annual growth of 9.7% through 2030, lifting the internet economy from €245 billion in 2025 to €389 billion.
• Growth is driven by pervasive digitization and rising use of artificial intelligence by companies and consumers.
• German data-center IT connection capacity is forecast to reach about 3.7 gigawatts by 2030, while potential demand could climb to as much as 12 gigawatts.
• Eco warns the capacity gap would shift computing loads overseas and erode Germany’s digital sovereignty, citing slow fiber rollout, hesitant SME digitalization and limited platform competence.
• Chairman Oliver Süme highlights industrial power at roughly €0.23 per kWh—about 25% above the EU average—as a major handicap, noting the United States has roughly twenty times Germany’s capacity.