U.S. data center power demand could reach 176 gigawatts by 2035, five times current usage. The Tortoise And The Hare For data center developers, securing enough power poses one challenge. Utility power delivery timelines running seven to nine years are a nonstarter for companies trying to bring new data centers online within a year or two. The result: the data center industry started investigating and investing in every alternative available. Aggregated at scale, EV fleets could rival the output of traditional utility-scale plants, delivering the kind of dispatchable power hyperscalers need.