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AI Compute Deals Meet the Grid-and-Water Reality
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NVIDIA’s $3.4 billion IREN cloud deal and Digital Realty’s private-capital pivot show compute demand still accelerating, while Google, QTS, and Germany’s grid package underline the permitting, water, and interconnection constraints shaping where capacity can actually land.
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