Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right

The Register
May 22, 2026, 1:10 pm52 ptsTrending
Power grid operators and datacenter developers in the United States are in a bind, and energy analysts can't see an easy way out. The American power grid is old, outdated, and in desperate need of upgrades. Add in a growing number of gigawatt-scale AI datacenters demanding stable access to power that doesn’t…

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