As AI data centers are quickly multiplying, their electricity needs are skyrocketing, posing major challenges for electrical networks, industry partnerships and infrastructure investment, according to a new Deloitte report quoted by Quartz. The company warns that the request for electricity of the AI data centers should jump considerably – from 4 gigawatts last year to 123 gigawatts by 2035, an increase of thirty times.
- Road blocks: The report describes several obstacles that could slow this growth, timing being one of the most critical problems. Although data centers can be built in a year or two, the process to provide new online power plants can take much more time, some regions already facing long expectations for new network connections. The shortages of qualified labor pose another significant constraint, with almost two thirds of the managers of the data center reporting difficulties in finding qualified workers. The bottlenecks of the supply chain and the increase in the costs of construction materials also create delays, while the prices and import addictions further complicate the questions.
