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AI Infrastructure Hits Physical Limits — Power, Water, Noise, and the Law

The buildout of AI compute infrastructure is increasingly constrained not by capital availability or chip supply but by physical resource limits — grid capacity, water rights, and community tolerance — with these constraints now manifesting as litigation rather than merely planning friction.

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  1. Lawsuits over noise and Colorado River water rights bring new injunction risk

  2. Residential power, 70% public opposition, and on-site generation mark a tipping point