Data centers reshape US economy and politics

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Data centers are driving the largest capital investment in US history, with the five biggest hyperscalers—Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Oracle—set to spend more than $750 billion on capital expenditures this year, up 67% from last year and roughly 75% earmarked for AI infrastructure. The buildout is straining the electric grid, with utilities now forecasting a sixfold jump in 2030 peak demand growth from predictions just three years ago, and data center electricity use is forecast to rise from 4.4% of US consumption in 2023 to almost 12% by 2030. Politically, more than 70% of Americans oppose a data center in their area, and at least 75 projects totaling roughly $130 billion in potential investment were delayed in Q1 2026, with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro imposing new requirements, Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers backing a one-year moratorium, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott freezing new data centers. Meta is committing more than $50 billion to build Hyperion, a 5-gigawatt data center in Louisiana powered by 10 new natural gas plants, while Nvidia announced over $100 billion in guarantees for an 8-gigawatt project in Ohio to power OpenAI.

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Artificial Intelligence▲ · 5 stocks
Meta Platforms Inc.
META
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Meta is committing over $50B to build Hyperion, a 5-gigawatt data center in Louisiana.

NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA
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Nvidia announced over $100B in guarantees for an 8-gigawatt project in Ohio to power OpenAI.

Amazon.com Inc
AMZN
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Amazon is one of the five biggest hyperscalers set to spend over $750B on capex, with 75% for AI infrastructure.

Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
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Alphabet is one of the five biggest hyperscalers set to spend over $750B on capex, with 75% for AI infrastructure.

Microsoft Corporation
MSFT
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Microsoft is one of the five biggest hyperscalers set to spend over $750B on capex, with 75% for AI infrastructure.

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Oracle Corporation
ORCL
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Oracle is one of the five biggest hyperscalers set to spend over $750B on capex, with 75% for AI infrastructure, driving its growth.

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