Powering the AI revolution: Inside the grid, thermal, and interconnect challenges limiting data center growth

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The AI boom is quickly reaching the physical limits of grid capacity and thermal dissipation. The electric grid is stretched as ever, causing longer connection waits for AI data centers, and conventional air and liquid cooling systems struggle to meet the demands of rapidly growing facilites.

As they continue growing at a rapid pace, AI data centers now face a mix of challenges, from computing power outpacing GPU interconnects’ data transfer abilities, to volatile load swings stretching…