Tech companies need more data centers . So why are nearly half of all planned projects delayed or canceled ?

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• Tech companies need more data centers . So why are nearly half of all planned projects delayed or canceled ?

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  marshfieldmail.com·20/10, 04:00• NVDAdata centersAI investmentNVDA
• Russia and the US are quietly working together on the same thing

  Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said at the Russian Energy Week 2026 forum that Russia and the US are discussing joint data center projects, including using capacity from Russian nuclear power plants. He said the sides have a clear list of projects with some Russian companies involved, and cited effective coordination on Arctic, LNG and other energy projects, but gave no details or timeline. The article notes AI data centers need stable gigawatt-scale power, which nuclear plants can supply cheaply and without greenhouse gas emissions. However, these are currently only project lists rather than signed agreements.

  CafeF·20/10, 01:13Russiadata centersartificial intelligence
• Tech companies need more data centers . So why are nearly half of all planned projects delayed or canceled ?

  Demand for data centers is surging with the AI boom, but industry research finds that between 30% and 50% of the 16 gigawatts (GW) of U.S. data center capacity due online faces severe delays or cancellation. The bottleneck has shifted from chip shortages to industrial supply chains and grid capacity, and a single AI data center can consume as much electricity as 100,000 households. According to Sandstone Group, nearly half of planned U.S. data centers are behind schedule, while Allianz Research cites prolonged permitting, a shortage of roughly 439,000 skilled construction workers, and critical electrical equipment deficits. Oracle and OpenAI scrapped plans to expand the Abilene, Texas campus developed by Crusoe Energy from 1.2 GW to 2.0 GW after prolonged talks stalled over financing and utility infrastructure timelines. In markets such as Northern Virginia, Phoenix and Dallas, wait times to clear grid interconnection queues now routinely run four to seven years.

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