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Time-to-power · Speed-to-power

The elapsed time from contract to energized megawatts; the binding constraint and primary siting screen of the AI era.

Current numbers

~24–36 mo construction once power is secured; grid connection waits exceed 4 yr in primary markets and can overlap construction / ~6–12 mo fit-out / days–weeksTime-to-power: greenfield self-build vs wholesale colo (live 50k+ GPU cluster) vs neocloudas of 2026-01 (JLL outlook); bands compiled 2026-08 · register ↗

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