Last month saw US data centers hit a dramatic new milestone—power demand capacity jumped 1.6 GW in November alone, marking a 4% month-over-month surge. The thing is, the grid simply can't keep up. Data centers are racing to expand, but the power infrastructure just isn't scaling fast enough to match. The result? Electricity bills are skyrocketing at unprecedented rates. Operators are caught in a tight spot: they need more power to run their operations, but securing enough supply while managing exploding costs is becoming a serious headache. It's reshaping the economics of running large-scale infrastructure.