AI Data Center Market Faces Its Biggest Challenge: Power, Not GPUs, Will Decide the Winners

Power availability and electrical equipment lead times—not GPU supply—have become the primary constraint on AI data centre deployment globally, with transformer delivery windows stretching to 3-5 years and competing against renewable energy and grid modernisation projects for scarce supply.

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