100MW+ Datacenters Wait 5-10 Years for Grid Power; Cato Says Let Firms Build Their Own
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-09-25
A Blockspace discussion highlights the power bottleneck facing US AI datacenters: industrial-scale service (100MW+) often comes with 5-10 year wait times, and datacenters can only buy power from a single local utility. Travis Fisher of the Cato Institute argues that telling the fastest-moving sector in America to wait a decade is effectively a "no" — the fix is cutting red tape and letting companies build their own power.
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