A new report from Sightline Climate suggests that as many as half of this year’s data center projects could face delays. Despite record AI demand, physical constraints are slowing deployment: • Power grid shortages • Interconnection bottlenecks • Equipment delays • Community resistance Yet 2026 capacity additions are still projected to eclipse records. So what’s the lesson? Scale exposes infrastructure weaknesses. This is true in AI. It’s also true in affiliate marketing.

When Nvidia reported 73% year-over-year revenue growth and 75% data center expansion, it validated something critical: AI isn’t slowing down. It’s industrializing. Hyperscalers are investing nearly $700 billion in AI infrastructure this year.