Almost No One Realizes This About AI Data Centers
Oct 9, 2026 · 20 min · 12 segments
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When Amazon decides where to build a data center, it isn't picking a place because of its character or its history.
There's a list of things a location needs to offer, and each of them is non-negotiable.
The first one is power.
For context, one hundred megawatts is roughly what it takes to power eighty thousand homes, which means if you want one of these facilities, you need to be somewhere with serious grid infrastructure and ideally, cheap electricity.
When Amazon decides where to build a data center, it isn't picking a place because of its character or its history.
There's a list of things a location needs to offer, and each of them is non-negotiable.
The first one is power.
For context, one hundred megawatts is roughly what it takes to power eighty thousand homes, which means if you want one of these facilities, you need to be somewhere with serious grid infrastructure and ideally, cheap electricity.
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