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The AI Boom Is Taking Over the U.S. Power Grid, and This Map Shows Where It’s Happening
A new map shows how thousands of data centers are spreading across the country and putting more pressure on the grid.
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The artificial intelligence boom has taken over just about everything we real-life humans interact with on a daily basis. That said, the boom isn’t happening inside of chatbots, image generators, or whatever AI tool you’re being forced to use at work. It’s happening inside of data centers, the large buildings that are quickly taking over the United States’ power grid.
A map from late 2025, highlighted by Maps.com, shows the locations of the 4,000 data centers currently spread out across the country. It also breaks down the energy and communications infrastructure needed to continue supporting them. It’s a lot to........