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The AI revolution is leading to a massive boom in data centers.
Key facts
- The numbers back him up: since the July 28 sell-off, Applied Materials, Lam Research, and Marvell have climbed back between roughly 22% and 30%
- Anticipating a massive increase in data center-driven electricity demand, AEP plans to invest $78 billion between 2026 and 2030 to build out the infrastructure needed to keep pace
- Hyperscalers are going to spend maybe between $750 and $800 billion [a year]
- Andrew Bischof, utilities analyst at financial services firm Morningstar, noted how, for decades, annual electricity demand in the U.S. remained stagnant, growing at a mere 0% to 0.5%
Summary
“Hyperscalers are going to spend maybe between $750 and $800 billion . A considerable portion of this spending will go to data centers, which offer a pick-and-shovels options for investors looking to ride the AI wave. The AI data center buildout requires several components to work, but none of it matters without a brain, and that’s exactly what semiconductors provide. Even as companies focus on constructing the actual buildings to house these facilities, the chips that power them can’t be produced fast enough.