🔥AI infrastructure faces a major crisis! The U.S. is seeing a wave of opposition to data centers📢
#XRP财库公司Evernorth完成SPAC合并
Who could have predicted that America’s AI computing-power buildout, once moving ahead at full steam, would face such fierce public opposition? Several regions have successively imposed construction moratoriums, and residents’ protests continue. So far this year, $260 billion in data center investments have been canceled, while projects worth nearly a trillion dollars are struggling to get off the ground.
The conflict stems from data centers’ heavy electricity and water consumption, with the public worried about rising utility bills and environmental damage. The issue has now become a key battleground in the midterm elections. Trump has publicly backed computing-power projects, but polls show that 69% of Democratic voters oppose them, while more than half of voters nationwide are wary of unchecked expansion.
Amid mounting resistance, the U.S. is expected to face a 32-gigawatt power shortfall. Tighter permitting could delay the delivery of computing capacity, putting pressure on the storage and optical-module supply chains. By contrast, existing computing capacity, energy storage, and on-site power generation are poised to benefit from new opportunities. In the second half of the AI race, the competition is no longer just about chips—it’s also about electricity, public opinion, and policy. $BNB
#比特币反弹至8.3万美元
#XRP财库公司Evernorth完成SPAC合并
Who could have predicted that America’s AI computing-power buildout, once moving ahead at full steam, would face such fierce public opposition? Several regions have successively imposed construction moratoriums, and residents’ protests continue. So far this year, $260 billion in data center investments have been canceled, while projects worth nearly a trillion dollars are struggling to get off the ground.
The conflict stems from data centers’ heavy electricity and water consumption, with the public worried about rising utility bills and environmental damage. The issue has now become a key battleground in the midterm elections. Trump has publicly backed computing-power projects, but polls show that 69% of Democratic voters oppose them, while more than half of voters nationwide are wary of unchecked expansion.
Amid mounting resistance, the U.S. is expected to face a 32-gigawatt power shortfall. Tighter permitting could delay the delivery of computing capacity, putting pressure on the storage and optical-module supply chains. By contrast, existing computing capacity, energy storage, and on-site power generation are poised to benefit from new opportunities. In the second half of the AI race, the competition is no longer just about chips—it’s also about electricity, public opinion, and policy. $BNB
#比特币反弹至8.3万美元