--- title: AI’s power crunch is sending data-centre builders to the... description: Power has replaced chips as the primary bottleneck in AI infrastructure. Data-centre builders are seeking billions in bank financing commitments before... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-s-power-crunch-is-sending-data-centre-builders-to-the-banks-gu0uxxkzh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI’s power crunch is sending data-centre builders to the banks | daily.dev og:description: Power has replaced chips as the primary bottleneck in AI infrastructure. Data-centre builders are seeking billions in bank financing commitments before... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-s-power-crunch-is-sending-data-centre-builders-to-the-banks-gu0uxxkzh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GU0uXxkZh.png og:image:alt: AI’s power crunch is sending data-centre builders to the banks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI’s power crunch is sending data-centre builders to the banks **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Power has replaced chips as the primary bottleneck in AI infrastructure. Data-centre builders are seeking billions in bank financing commitments before committing to electricity contracts and construction. The four largest cloud firms are projected to spend ~$725bn on AI infrastructure in 2025 alone, with single sites like Meta's $13bn Texas data centre illustrating the scale. Server racks for AI now draw up to 150kW vs 3kW for ordinary computing, and global data-centre capacity is expected to nearly double to 200GW by 2030. Financing structures are growing complex and opaque, with an estimated $1.65tn in off-balance-sheet obligations. Regulators including the Bank for International Settlements have flagged circular financing risks. Builders are locking up power years ahead through gas, nuclear, and utility deals, while Goldman Sachs projects cumulative spending in the trillions by 2030. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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