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AI data centers strain an electric grid built for a different era

Utilities face long equipment delays and backed-up interconnection queues as AI data centers demand gigawatt-scale power hookups, experts said.

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An electric grid that utilities optimized for stability is colliding with an industry that needs gigawatts delivered fast

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Quartz broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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