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Google says transmission grid connection delays of up to 12 years have become the biggest obstacle to powering its data centers, highlighting an infrastructure crisis that threatens to constrain cloud capacity expansion as AI workloads surge. www.networkworld.com/article/4117....

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Google warns grid connection delays are now the biggest threat to data center expansion With utilities quoting four‑to‑ten‑year wait times — and one offering a 12‑year study period — Google says grid constraints are becoming the defining limit on AI‑era data center growth. https://www.networkworld.com/article/4117329/google-warns-transmission-delays-are-now-the-biggest-threat-to-data-center-expansion.html#:~:text=Google%20says%20transmission%20grid%20connection,expansion%20as%20AI%20workloads%20surge