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Data center boom faces major obstacles to construction

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The booming construction of data centers faces significant hurdles, including local opposition, permitting delays, and electricity shortages. Many announced projects may ultimately not be built due to these challenges. Ascend Analytics' Brent Nelson joined TechCrunch's Equity podcast hosts Rebecca Bellan and Tim De Chant to discuss which data center projects are likely to proceed and which are speculative. AI

IMPACT Potential slowdowns in AI infrastructure development due to data center construction challenges.

RANK_REASON The item is a podcast discussing industry trends and challenges, not a direct announcement or event.

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Data center boom faces major obstacles to construction

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan, Tim De Chant ·

    Why the data center you dread might never even be built

    The data center boom is running into serious real-world obstacles, from widespread local opposition and permitting delays to a scramble for electricity.&#160;Before those challenges even come into play, though, there&#8217;s a more basic problem: A lot of the projects being annou…

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