# The Data Center Boom Is Concentrated in the U.S. The data center boom is concentrated in the US, with more than half of all upcoming global data centers being developed in the United States. ## The Current Situation According to Tom Wilson, an expert on energy systems at the Electric Power Research Institute, data centers in the US are on average larger than those in other countries. This is due to factors such as land availability and mixed-use services. ## The Figures The map of data centers provided by Data Center Map shows that the US has more than half of all new data center projects planned. However, Wilson notes that these figures may be underestimating the actual number of Chinese data center plans, which are not publicly disclosed. ## Concerns Wilson is concerned about the ability of the US power grid to meet the increasing energy demands of these data centers. The demand for electricity has remained stable over the past two decades, but now it's time to grow. ## A Potential Solution Wilson suggests that data centers should be more flexible in their power usage, such as by using batteries or scheduling complex computations during off-peak hours. This could help reduce the burden on the power grid.