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Phantom Power: Why Two-Thirds of AI Data Center Demand Will Never Get Built

Phantom Power: Why Two-Thirds of AI Data Center Demand Will Never Get Built

ALGERIATECH Editorial
September 17, 2026

Wood Mackenzie says only 28% of the 1,066 GW sought for US AI data centers will materialize. Here is why the interconnection queue is a mirage.

EPRI: US Data Centers Could Eat 17% of National Power by 2030 — The Grid Is Now the AI Bottleneck

EPRI: US Data Centers Could Eat 17% of National Power by 2030 — The Grid Is Now the AI Bottleneck

ALGERIATECH Editorial
September 9, 2026

EPRI projects US data centers at 9-17% of national electricity by 2030, up from 4-5%. Power, not chips, is now the AI bottleneck.

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