WSJ: Powering the US AI build-out means walking power lines and sniffing for burning smells
xiaosun86 · x · 2026-09-21
The Wall Street Journal reports that powering America's massive AI build-out still relies heavily on manual grid maintenance: workers walk lines, check for burning smells, and monitor bird damage. The piece highlights how fragile power infrastructure and its upkeep are becoming a hidden bottleneck for the AI data-center boom.
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