Global Household AC Adoption & Thermal Grid Simulator IEA 2026 DATA

Simulating household cooling penetration, peak power grid stress (GW), and extreme heat exposure risk.

Cooled Households

812.9M

Global Adoption: 67.2% 1.21B Total

Unserved Population at Risk

396.1M

Uncooled Households Critical Exposure

Peak Cooling Grid Load

1,314 GW

Concurrency Factor: 65% Max Demand Spike

Seasonal Energy Consumption

2,185 TWh

Avg Cooling Degree Days Baseline Climate

Regional Household Cooling Divide & Grid Load Micro-Dot Matrix

1 Dot = ~2.5M Households

Region	Adoption %	Cooled HH	Unserved HH	Peak Load (GW)	Annual (TWh)	Heat Risk

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