A and . After a number of instances where local citizens saw their electric bill skyrocket after a data center opened up shop in their neighborhood, there has been tremendous pushback from cities and states on large scale data centers. In some instances, operators are being required to provide their own power rather than get power from the public grid, according to Currence.
Although projects powered entirely by on-site generation or hybrid systems account for fewer than 10% of announced facilities, they represent nearly half of the total announced capacity, according to the report.
Mindful of their public image, hyperscalers are responding quickly to these demands. Google has expanded its strategy by acquiring a large renewable energy development pipeline, while Amazon has increased direct investments in solar generation and battery storage.
Currence says the distinction between announced and executable projects is becoming increasingly important for utilities, equipment suppliers, infrastructure investors and developers attempting to forecast future demand.
The nature of accounting makes it difficult to determine how much data center debt hyperscalers have accrued, but there are some estimates out there. debt.
And , it still wants more. BlackRock is currently raising $12 billion to build a data center for Meta.
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