The hard physics and complex economics of AI’s insatiable hunger for power

SiliconANGLESeptember 11, 2026en

Data centers, the windowless, anonymous, boxy structures that few people even notice, have become a rare unifying force across the polarized American landscape this year. Everyone seems to hate them. The explosion in data center construction has been fueled by intense interest in artificial intelligence, a technology that demands unprecedented amounts of computing power. Fitch […] The post The hard physics and complex economics of AI’s insatiable hunger for power appeared first on SiliconANGLE .

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