Data centre firms say the AI bottleneck is now power and labour
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AI buildout is now gated by megawatts and electricians, not GPUs—European grid connections stretching to ten years turn siting into the real strategy problem. If you’re planning large-scale AI workloads, you need power, permitting, and workforce risk modeled alongside chip supply in your 2026–2030 roadmap.
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