The cost of India’s AI data centre boom
Let’s say an AI data centre is coming to your neighbourhood; it’s easy to feel like you’ve been chosen for the future.Like the Avengers just set up Headquarters next door. But then you look at the cost. Enormous amounts of electricity. Millions of litres of water. Hundreds of acres of land. And surprisingly few jobs.New York, Texas and Virginia. These are all states in the US that are shutting down data centres. An estimate by Tech Radar says in just the first three months of 2026, $130 billion worth of data centre projects have been blocked or delayed across the US.And a Reuters-Ipsos poll…
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