ai-data-centers

AI data centers look like ordinary warehouses, but inside they function like nonstop factories for computation, turning electricity into heat at a scale that forces tough local tradeoffs. In fast-growing clusters, they can strain power grids, push expensive upgrades, and intensify fights over who pays, while cooling demands raise new questions about water use in places already under stress. The debate is no longer abstract. It is about infrastructure, rates, reliability, and whether the AI boom gets built in a way that communities can actually live with.