Amazon is constructing a colossal data center in Indiana, spanning 1,200 acres and designed to support AI operations in collaboration with Anthropic. This facility will consume 2.2 gigawatts of electricity, marking a significant leap in the scale of data centers as the tech industry races to accommodate the growing demands of artificial intelligence.

As demand for electricity surges due to the AI boom, tech companies are constructing their own power plants to bypass the slow U.S. power grid. Projects like OpenAI's Stargate in Texas and Elon Musk's data centers in Memphis highlight this trend, as firms seek quick fixes amid supply chain and permitting challenges.