Comment: Data center investment does not guarantee need for decentralized power

Julian Buckley International Editor, Power Progress

11 March 2026

Decentralized power providers planning to cash in on the new data center boom might do well to ensure that investment announcements will result in new locations requiring their services

Total global investment in data center capacity between the end of 2025 and 2030 is expected to approach $1 trillion. This staggering sum is largely driven by the need for computing power to support demand for artificial intelligence systems.

It is estimated that slightly more than $300 billion of that…

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