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The Other Shortage Nobody Saw Coming: Data Center Batteries Are Now Sold Out Months in Advance

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The global scramble to build artificial intelligence infrastructure has created a well-documented crisis in memory chips, power transformers, and cooling systems. But there’s another bottleneck emerging in the supply chain that has received far less attention — and it’s one of the most fundamental components in any data center: batteries. Panasonic’s energy division recently disclosed that its data center battery products are now sold out months…
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IA data centres have a deep appetite for electronic components. After absorbing much of the world's production of RAM, SSD and hard drives, they are now aiming for a new market. Lithium-ion batteries, these energy reserves essential for the proper functioning of servers, become their next target. And the consequences for the general public could be immediate. IA data centres empty battery stocks even before they are produced. IA data centres can…

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WebProNews broke the news in on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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