People really don’t like AI data centers.
Politicians are running against them. A recent Gallup poll showed 71% of Americans oppose them. Several counties and states have proposed or passed laws to ban them.
But this notion that AI data centers are quickly popping up everywhere is belied by the fact that their construction faces massive hurdles – regardless of whether anyone wants them in their backyard or not.
Delays
Construction delays are nothing new: Historically, around 72% of scheduled data center capacity comes online on time, according to Goldman Sachs.
