Ownership and pace
The roles of private enterprise and government, with reliable approval and grid connection timelines.
THESIS PAPER · 2026
AI Infrastructure Germany 2026
On artificial intelligence and the infrastructure it requires in Germany.
A perspective on data centres, grid access, regulation, municipal acceptance and operating models.
WHAT IT COVERS
Five theses and an outlook.
Alongside AI models and applications, the paper explores the infrastructure beneath them: electricity, data centres, grid connections, regulation, local acceptance and a possible distributed inference model.
Measurable benefits
The link between AI benefits and infrastructure needs in healthcare and transport.
Technology and law
Grid connections, the AI Act, NIS2 and KRITIS on different timelines.
Acceptance and location
Municipal procedures, communication and local value creation in site development.
From support to core processes
Data preparation, integration and compute for the next stage of AI adoption.
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For decision makers in infrastructure and policy.
The paper addresses operators, municipalities, utilities, investors, policymakers and public administrations.
Its outlook separates the roles of energy supply, physical assets, compute operations and customer services.
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