# The AI Power Crunch: Behind the Meter Gas Turbines, the Grid Bottleneck, and the Race to Power AI - July 23, 2026

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Published: 2026-07-23T10:10:41+00:00
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The AI Power Crunch: Behind the Meter Gas Turbines, the Grid Bottleneck, and the Race to Power AI Artificial intelligence has hit a wall no one is talking about, and it is not chips, it is electricity. Chris and Laura dig into the AI power crunch: grid connection queues stretching up to fourteen years, roughly thirty to fifty percent of planned data center projects delayed or cancelled, and hyperscalers now building their own "behind the meter" gas turbines fast enough to sidestep the utilit...

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