Blackstone's QTS abandons plans to build its portion of a 2,100-acre data center campus in Virginia, following years of local opposition and legal challenges
THE SO WHAT
A 2,100-acre campus getting blocked after years of opposition is a reminder that power and land—not GPUs—are the hard constraints on AI growth. If your roadmap assumes cheap, infinite cloud, start mapping local permitting, community pushback, and alternative regions into your capacity planning.
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