Modular by necessity: Why the AI boom is making prefabricated data centers the new default
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<p>AI demand has made 18–24 month build timelines unsustainable, is modular the answer?</p>
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The CEO of the biggest electricity company in the US is warning that blackouts could hit next year, as AI and data centers drive up electricity demand and strain the grid.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) July 7, 2026
Exelon's CEO Calvin Butler told the Financial Times that Americans could “absolutely” lose power as soon as…
🚨 JD VANCE: “You've got to build more power in this country. If you do that, people won't care about the data centers because they'll see data centers as jobs and opportunity — not higher utility bills.” pic.twitter.com/cXzHWouP2C
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 9, 2026