America is building data centers but the grid to power them can't keep up — and it could cause significant…
- US data center energy consumption could top 426 TWh by 2030
- Grid expansions are delayed while new data center projects keep getting approved
- New report reveals how energy transmission could be just as important as new generation
New Moody's data (via The Register) has revealed that US data center construction is ramping up so quickly, the country's grid isn't able to keep up.
With power availability quickly becoming one of the biggest constraints on future projects, the report claims that roughly $110 billion of new electricity generation capacity could be required.
By the end of the decade, the electricity consumption for America's data centers alone could top 426 TWh.
Power supply is one of the biggest data center constraints
The data shows that new campuses can be developed much more quickly than new grid infrastructure, with power projects facing lengthy planning phases, long lead times on equipment and supply...
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