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Investors just can't pull the plug despite datacenters facing AI power crunch

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2024-11-27 22:00:07

Investors are increasingly concerned about the availability and reliability of power for datacenters, yet most are still confident that investment in the sector will expand over the next several years, driven by demand for AI and cloud services.

Operators of data facilities face a growing number of challenges, not least of which is getting enough power for expanding their infrastructure or building new sites, as The Register has detailed in various articles over the past year or so.

But a report from law firm DLA Piper claims that 70 percent of investors expect to see funding continue to rise for bit barn projects, including debt. This is despite almost every single one of them – 98 percent of respondents – voicing concerns about the availability and reliability of power to supply those projects.

The report is based on research carried out by TMT Finance during Q3 2024, which surveyed 176 senior executives across the datacenter ecosystem, including those working for financiers, consultants, and operators.

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