A coalition has launched the National Compute Grid to pool AI computing resources and address global supply shortages. The initiative aims to provide researchers and startups with access to capacity that is currently dominated by large technology firms.
The US already operates the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), which has supported over 600 research projects and 6,000 students as of 2026. Separately, the AI Infrastructure Coalition was founded on November 19, 2025, by Google, Microsoft, and Andreessen Horowitz to focus on policy advocacy.
Other nations are developing similar infrastructure. India plans to roll out its National AI Compute Grid in phases throughout 2026, while China reported 1,882 EFLOPS of intelligent computing capacity by March 2026 through its Eastern Data, Western Computing initiative.
Energy management remains a critical component of these efforts. The AI Energy Management Alliance, launched on September 16, 2026, aims to improve data-center power flexibility and estimates potential savings of $733 million in power system costs per GW.
