Behind-the-meter is the deployment architecture that explains the delivery gap. Post 071 confirms that the 5 GW of 12 GW actually building skews toward BTM and integrated regulated-utility projects.
Wood Mackenzie and others now show that of ~12 GW of US data center capacity expected to come online in 2026, only about 5 GW is under active construction. Close to half of the planned 2026 pipeline is delayed or canceled - driven primarily by the unavailability of transformers, switchgear, and batteries.
Meta's Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana is expanding from 3 to 10 natural gas plants, totaling more than 7 GW. Entergy will build the 7 additional plants (5.2 GW); Meta pays its full cost of service. Total Hyperion project cost projected above $200 billion.
The AI power buildout has moved from forecast to order book. The richest companies in the world are prepared to spend almost without limit. They have discovered that money cannot manufacture time.
Behind-the-meter is the deployment architecture that explains the delivery gap. Post 071 confirms that the 5 GW of 12 GW actually building skews toward BTM and integrated regulated-utility projects.
Wood Mackenzie and others now show that of ~12 GW of US data center capacity expected to come online in 2026, only about 5 GW is under active construction. Close to half of the planned 2026 pipeline is delayed or canceled - driven primarily by the unavailability of transformers, switchgear, and batteries.
Meta's Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana is expanding from 3 to 10 natural gas plants, totaling more than 7 GW. Entergy will build the 7 additional plants (5.2 GW); Meta pays its full cost of service. Total Hyperion project cost projected above $200 billion.
The AI power buildout has moved from forecast to order book. The richest companies in the world are prepared to spend almost without limit. They have discovered that money cannot manufacture time.