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title: "AI Data Center Tenants Demand More Than $5 Million Daily Penalties for Construction Delays"
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summary: "AI data center tenants are demanding daily penalties exceeding $5 million for construction delays, up from about $1 million earlier this year, according to a report from The Information. A seven-month delay could result in a developer owing more than $1 billion in fees, and KKR warned that such late fees could lead to more developer bankruptcies than rising interest rates. Amazon executive Andy Jassy noted that AWS is already booking capacity into 2028."
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# AI Data Center Tenants Demand More Than $5 Million Daily Penalties for Construction Delays

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**Published:** 2026-10-25T18:37:34.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** amazon

## Summary

AI data center tenants are demanding daily penalties exceeding $5 million for construction delays, up from about $1 million earlier this year, according to a report from The Information\. A seven\-month delay could result in a developer owing more than $1 billion in fees, and KKR warned that such late fees could lead to more developer bankruptcies than rising interest rates\. Amazon executive Andy Jassy noted that AWS is already booking capacity into 2028\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/ai-data-center-tenants-demand-more-than-5-million-daily-penalties-for-co-3cdeb80e>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2114382264679416154>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2114389619957469308>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2114393094275961021>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/ai-data-center-tenants-demand-more-than-5-million-daily-penalties-for-co-3cdeb80e>)