US Power Shortage Is a Self-Inflicted Wound Amid AI Data Center Boom
saranormous · x · 2026-09-24
The author shares a link with a pointed take: the lack of power production in the US is a "self-inflicted wound" — implying that the electricity bottleneck facing AI data center expansion stems largely from domestic policy and planning failures rather than external constraints. A brief commentary tied to AI infrastructure concerns.
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