- The Prince William Digital Gateway datacentre project in Virginia faces delays due to its proximity to a Civil War battlefield and legal opposition, reflecting broader challenges in datacentre development.
- Global datacentre projects, especially those exceeding 100MW, are experiencing cancellations and delays due to factors like inexperienced developers, high energy and water consumption, supply chain issues, and local community resistance.
- AI firms are constrained by datacentre shortages, with Google admitting compute limitations, while projects in California and Amsterdam face grid capacity issues, highlighting conflicts over electricity allocation.
- Uptime Institute reports an unprecedented increase in datacentre power demand, with mega-gigawatt projects emerging, but warns that North American grids are struggling to meet these surging needs.