A survey of datacenter professionals reveals that supply chain constraints and power availability are hampering the industry's efforts to scale datacenter capacity.

Turner & Townsend's 2025-2026 Datacenter Construction Cost Index report, based on 300+ projects across 20+ countries and input from 280 industry experts, identifies critical barriers to meeting AI infrastructure demand.

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Nearly half of respondents (48 percent) cite power access as the biggest scheduling constraint, with grid connection wait times stretching years.

In the US, for example, some requests face a seven-year queue , although the US Energy Secretary is taking steps to address this. In Britain, developers similarly report delays requiring s

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