Observed arrival · 2026-10-18
Load & Date’s buyer-side power diligence desk
Load & Date offers free field guides, screening tools, and working documents for evaluating US data-centre power and AI-infrastructure offers.
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- Data-centre developers, AI operators, investors, and compute buyers
- Worth noticing
- A synthetic comparison converts 50 and 52 service MW to 40 critical IT MW under different assumed PUEs, while leaving cooling fit and dates unresolved.
Field notes
The screening examples keep assumptions attached to results: the comparison labels its inputs synthetic, and the phased schedule is marked illustrative. A separate six-gate checklist runs from land control and planning through utility arrangements, network works, equipment, and cooling and water. The homepage also points to a Berkeley Lab report dated June 2026 and distinguishes a modelled national electricity-use scenario from capacity available at any particular site.
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