US AI data centre expansion faces significant hurdles as a shortage of crucial electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, threatens to delay or cancel nearly half of planned facilities by 2026. Despite massive investments, domestic manufacturing struggles to meet demand, forcing reliance on imports and stretching delivery times to five years, potentially jeopardizing America’s AI leadership. US AI data centre expansion faces significant hurdles as a shortage of crucial electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, threatens to delay or cancel nearly half of planned facilities by 2026. Despite massive investments, domestic manufacturing struggles to meet demand, forcing reliance on imports and stretching delivery times to five years, potentially jeopardizing America’s AI leadership.
