Stymied datacentre projects threaten global AI revolution
THE SO WHAT
Cancelled and challenged hyperscale projects—from Prince William Digital Gateway onward—show that power, water, and local politics are now the gating factors for AI growth, not GPUs. When you plan AI capacity, model permitting timelines and grid constraints with the same rigor you apply to model roadmaps.
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