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Data Center Expert Warns Gigawatt-Scale AI Buildouts Could Trigger Rolling Blackouts
Key takeaways
- Utilities with permits and hyperscalers willing to dynamically flex loads will outcompete announced-but-unfinanced competitors seeking grid interconnection.
- The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 stocks and Amazon wasn t one of them.
- On a recent Prof G Markets segment, data center veteran John Perella described a near-miss in Virginia that should focus every infrastructure investor s attention.
Data Center Expert Warns Gigawatt-Scale AI Buildouts Could Trigger Rolling Blackouts Omor Ibne Ehsan Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM GMT+7 3 min read AMZN GOOG NVDA DUK DUK-PA Quick Read Google (GOOGL) leads peers in data center curtailment and load-shifting techniques that prevent grid stress during peak demand.
Utilities with permits and hyperscalers willing to dynamically flex loads will outcompete announced-but-unfinanced competitors seeking grid interconnection.
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