https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-data-centres-are-short-six-nycs-of-electricityContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-data-centres-are-short-six-nycs-of-electricityhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-data-centres-are-short-six-nycs-of-electricity#u81752Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:20:52 +0000US data centers face a power deficit equivalent to the electricity needs of six New York Cities. Morgan Stanley has increased its forecast for this power shortfall to 33 GW. This bottleneck stems from the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, which requires massive amounts of electricity, water, and land. Experts warn that the ability to profit from AI depends on solving these infrastructure constraints as demand scales. AI data centers may account for 1% of total global electricity demand by 2030.Why it mattersThe surge in AI deployment has pushed energy grids to their limits. Power availa