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Data center construction is facing real-world obstacles, including local opposition and approval delays, as well as power struggles. Many projects may not be built, and tens of billions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment are at risk. Local opposition, licensing delays, and power struggles are hindering data center construction. Brent Nelson, senior director of market strategy at Ascend Analytics, believes that most proposed projects may not be built, and developers of incorrect tenants will be in trouble if the AI infrastructure bubble bursts.

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12 Nov
  1. TechCrunch · AI
    TechCrunch Equity Explores Real Obstacles in Data Center Construction

    The construction boom of data centers is facing practical obstacles such as local opposition, licensing delays, and power struggles, and many projects may not be completed. With tens of billions of dollars invested in AI infrastructure, it is increasingly important to distinguish between feasible and speculative projects. Brent Nelson, Senior Director of Market Strategy at Ascend Analytics, analyzed in the TechCrunch Equity podcast which data center projects might be implemented and which might never get off the ground.

  2. TechCrunch · AI
    Data Center Construction Hindered: Opposition and Approval Difficulties Continue to Drag the Post-Blue Tide Era Backward

    The boom in data center construction is facing real-world obstacles, including local opposition and approval delays, as well as power struggles. Billions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment are at risk, and it is becoming important to distinguish between actual and speculative projects. Brent Nelson, Senior Director of Market Strategy at Ascend Analytics, believes that most proposed projects may not be built, and if the AI infrastructure bubble bursts, developers of wrong tenants will be in trouble.

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