A new analysis from Lloyd’s global specialist re/insurer MS Amlin has revealed that 56% of the 670 planned US data centre projects representing nearly $800 billion in investment, are located in states that are highly exposed to either hurricanes, severe convective storms, earthquakes or winterstorms.
MS Amlin’s analysis examined over 670 data centre projects that are either under construction or in the planning phase throughout the United States, revealing that 320 of these facilities are categorised as high risk for tornadoes, significant hail, and damaging winds.
The research indicated that the current data centres located in states that are particularly vulnerable to severe convective storms (SCS) have an estimated value of nearly $20 billion, implying that the potential future AI infrastructure in areas prone to storms could be almost 40 times the worth of the existing facilities.
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