Nearly half of US data centers set to open in 2026 face delays or cancellation, and the bottleneck isn't funding or permits. It's electrical components like transformers, circuit breakers, and batteries that make up less than 10% of a data center's cost but are manufactured overseas with long lead times.

Every AI company promising faster tools this year is running into this same infrastructure wall.

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Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed

The vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground.

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