# Why the data center you dread might never even be built

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-the-data-center-you-dread-might-never-even-be-built/
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:15:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T05:04:54+00:00
- Original publisher: TechCrunch
- Original article: https://techcrunch.com/video/why-the-data-center-you-dread-might-never-even-be-built/
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Some announced data centre projects may never be built.
- Local opposition, permits and power constrain the boom.
- Assessing project viability matters as AI investment grows.

## Summary

The data centre boom faces local opposition, permitting delays and shortages of electricity, but some projects may fail before reaching those hurdles. With billions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment at stake, distinguishing viable plans from speculative announcements matters to investors and communities.

On TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Rebecca Bellan and Tim De Chant discuss which projects are likely to proceed with Brent Nelson, senior managing director of markets and strategy at Ascend Analytics. The article gives no project count or investment total, but frames the gap between announced plans and those actually built as a key issue.

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