Residents walk along a street in the town of Colon, a town that locals say is affected by power outages caused by the Ascenty and Microsoft data centers, in the state of Queretaro, Mexico, on July 30, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

Neri Carrillo, mother of two premature girls, holds an oxygen cylinder used by her daughters at her home in Corregidora municipality, Queretaro state, Mexico, on July 30, 2026, amid recurring power outages that she says have complicated their oxygen treatment. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

Antonio Gomez, who suffers from diabetes, is seen at his home affected by a power outage that residents attribute to the nearby Ascenty and Microsoft data centers in the town of Colon, Queretaro state, Mexico, on July 29, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman inspects machinery at a business affected by power outages that local residents attribute to the nearby Ascenty and Microsoft data centers in the town of Colon, Queretaro state, Mexico, on July 29, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

Antonio Gomez, who suffers from diabetes, displays insulin that requires refrigeration and is affected by power outages that residents attribute to the nearby Ascenty and Microsoft data centers in the town of Colon, Queretaro state, Mexico, on July 29, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican environment activist and member of the Madre Tierra Collective, Teresa Roldan, poses for a portrait during an interview with AFP in Corregidora municipality, Queretaro state, Mexico, on July 30, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

Residents walk along a street in the town of Colon, a town that locals say is affected by power outages caused by the Ascenty and Microsoft data centers, in the state of Queretaro, Mexico, on July 30, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows one of the data centers belonging to US multinational Microsoft in the town of Colon, Queretaro state, Mexico, on July 29, 2026. Data centers are growing rapidly in Mexico, but the next stepgenerating or storing artificial intelligenceruns up against an electrical grid that is already operating at its limit. (Photo by Cesar Gomez / AFP via Getty Images)