AI Growth Drives U.S. Data Center Boom as Aging Power Grid Faces Strain

Rapid artificial intelligence development is driving continued growth in large data center construction across the United States. According to Odaily, New York State has recently suspended approval for new large data center projects, while U.S. media reported that power supply bottlenecks are also limiting data center construction in the country. The article said the aging and inefficient U.S. transmission system is under heavy pressure from the high electricity use of data centers.