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Top energy developer warns on overbuilding power supplies for AI
Energy infrastructure is becoming the new AI bottleneck—and developers want data centers to pay for it.
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Why it matters
As AI compute demand strains power grids, industry leaders are pushing back on public subsidies for infrastructure, arguing data centers should bear the cost of their own buildout. This signals a critical policy debate that will reshape AI capex economics.
The key facts
4 to knowDavid Crane (major energy developer) warns against overbuilding power supplies for AI
Data centers should bear infrastructure development costs, not public utilities
Power grid constraints emerging as material bottleneck for AI expansion
Published Mar 31, 2026 — reflects ongoing infrastructure/cost allocation tensions
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Financial Times Technologyft.com
Publisher excerpt: David Crane says data centres should bear the cost of developing infrastructure to serve their demand