account for
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The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that data centers could account for as much as 9% of annual U.S. electricity generation by 2030, compared with 4% of total electricity demand in 2023.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
In Delhi and Mumbai, they account for more than half of all road deaths.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
According to Micron’s management, the SCAs, which are expected to account for about 40% of the company’s memory volume, aim to reduce “the severity of shortage dynamics industrywide,” Weathers said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Rocket launches, historically the core of SpaceX's business, now account for only a fifth of its revenue and lose money.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
I look at his rumpled sheets and try to make out a human form, but there isn’t enough bulk to account for him.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
