Amazon stores $5 billion in Nvidia servers due to power shortages
Amazon is holding billions of dollars worth of Nvidia AI servers in warehouses because its data centers lack sufficient electricity to power them, according to a Business Insider report. Internal emails reviewed by the outlet indicate that Amazon Web Services (AWS) expected to receive approximately $5 billion worth of Nvidia GB300 server racks in August, with projections for an additional $3…
Key points
- Amazon stored $5 billion in Nvidia GB300 racks in warehouses due to data center power shortages.
- Internal emails projected an additional $3 billion worth of Nvidia server racks arriving each month.
- Amazon's free cash flow fell to negative $7.6 billion for the 12 months ended June 30.
This situation contributes to the "dark GPU" phenomenon, where expensive AI hardware sits idle due to power bottlenecks. The delays create significant financial strain, as companies must purchase hardware upfront while waiting for data centers to become operational. AWS infrastructure chief Prashant Kalyanaraman described the AI business as "hugely free cash flow negative," expecting this trend to continue for another couple of years. Amazon plans to spend $220 billion on capital investments this year, and its free cash flow dropped to negative $7.6 billion for the 12 months ended June 30, a sharp decline from positive $18.2 billion in the previous year.
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Amazon’s $5 billion Nvidia AI servers sit idle in warehouses amid data center power shortages
americanbazaaronline.com · 23 October 2026
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