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AI data centers could draw $7T by 2030, power bottleneck tightens
Aug 31, 2026SOURCE: forbes.com
SO WHAT
This is a phase-transition signal: abundance is being constructed as infrastructure, but the old system meters energy, not cognition—choice compresses as power becomes gatekeeping.
Hyperscalers plan $1.3T+ in data center spending by 2027. US electricity growth could tilt sharply toward data centers through 2037.
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