Data centers are crowding out US private construction, WSJ data shows
GregCook2011 · x · 2026-09-14
Citing WSJ data on private construction relative to data centers since December 2023, Danielle Fong argues this is 'worse than paperclipping' — net construction is actually falling as data center buildouts surge, suggesting AI infrastructure is crowding out other physical investment.
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