The grid connection is too slow, "can't wait," data centers are scrambling to purchase "jet engines" for power generation
Data centers can't wait for 7 years for grid access, so tech giants are turning to aircraft engines and diesel generators for "emergency" power supply. GE Vernova's orders surged by one-third, Cummins doubled its production capacity, and even Boom, which manufactures airplanes, is crossing over to sell power turbines—business that Sam Altman personally called to "request." However, the cost of on-site power generation is twice the average industrial power generation cost, with even higher carbon emissions
