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>Over $40 billion worth of data centers are being built right now, up 400% since 2022.
>Data centers facing $800BN revenue shortfall, not to mention 50GW energy shortfall.
>37 states have passed legislation granting sales tax exemptions for data centers.
>In the next 10 years, AI power demand will quadruple. AI data centers will use 1,600 terawatt-hours of power by 2035.
>After electricity bills doubled in the past year, it’s about to double again. Because someone has to pay for AI.
>If AI data centers were a country, they’d rank 4th in electricity use—behind only China, the US, and India.
It's bad, alright.