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AWS Secures $5B Nvidia GB300 Racks Amid Power Shortages

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC · How we work

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Amazon Web Services is securing roughly $5 billion in Nvidia GB300 AI racks before deployment.
AWS projects adding about $3 billion of GB300 racks each month going forward.
Power shortages at some U.S. AWS sites have forced racks to be stored in warehouses.
An AWS team reportedly lacked a clear path for moving the racks into data centers.

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Amazon Web Services is securing roughly $5 billion in Nvidia GB300 AI racks before deployment.
AWS projects adding about $3 billion of GB300 racks each month going forward.
Power shortages at some U.S. AWS sites have forced racks to be stored in warehouses.
An AWS team reportedly lacked a clear path for moving the racks into data centers.