AI's Hidden Power Grid: Data Centers, Subsea Cables Arms Race

DC BLOX general counsel Alan Poole discussed the role of digital infrastructure in enabling AI and the emerging debate over who should fund large grid upgrades to support AI-scale loads.

• Main announcement/action: Alan Poole (general counsel, DC BLOX) outlined how AI demand has turned infrastructure demand into a “space race”, highlighted subsea cable landing stations (Myrtle Beach) as strategic hubs, and emphasized that site selection hinges on power, land, and connectivity.
• Background and other details: The episode describes DC BLOX’s transparency-first development model, addresses community impacts, and frames an emerging regulatory debate about who should pay for massive grid upgrades needed for AI-scale loads; this is a podcast interview (no new financing or project contract announced in the content).