[Ekaros]

Existing power infra is likely fine enough for current demands. And building new infra doesn't necessarily mean it will be any cheaper to operate or use. So with datacentres providing rather little local economic activity after being build and potential impact on electricity costs say during night overall they are not that beneficial.

[pembrook]

It absolutely is not, power infrastructure throughout the US has been massively under-invested in for decades.

Nobody wants to admit this though because they hate AI and what it represents more than they want to rationally think about infrastructure.