running. as part of the spotlight energy matters segment my colleague bret baier shows how an increasing number of facilities are impacting certain areas of the country. >> reporter: thanks mike. demand for digital services is growing rapidly obviously and so is the need for electricity to power all that technology. tonight we take a look at the rise of data centers and how they impact our national electric grid. >> they're incredibly energy intensive. they require a lot of power to operate. >> reporter: since 2010, the number of internet users around the world has more than doubled. as more people have gone on line for work, school, gaming and googling, an increasing number of data centers is helping the westbound run quickly and efficiently. how does an increase in internet use overall impact the overall electric grid. >> this digitalization of our economy is a good thing but it needs a lot of electricity and