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The US Data Center Boom Is Hitting a Transformer Crunch

More than half the US data centers planned for this year are expected to be delayed.
Gas turbines at the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas.Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg

The US economy is increasingly tied to data centers and the AI boom. There’s just one problem: The electrical equipment needed to bring facilities online is hard to come by.

It’s already creating delays and forcing developers to get creative with how they source equipment. Today’s newsletter dives deep into one of the most pressing issues facing data centers today. Plus, the God Squad has passed judgment on the fate of endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico.