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What's the biggest mistake cities make when approving data centers?
Cities make the same mistake again and again.
Jan 29
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Cost Allocation Is Destiny: Why Digital Infrastructure Economics Now Runs Through the Rate Case
A few years ago, if you wanted to understand the future of digital infrastructure, you looked at chip roadmaps, cloud demand curves, and AI model size.
Feb 18
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Suhail Y Tayeb
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The 5 Myths of Data Center Siting
This is a short, decision-grade explainer on why data center siting fails when traditional real estate assumptions are applied to…
Feb 17
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Suhail Y Tayeb
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When Utilities Start Redesigning the Tariff: The End of “Socialized AI Power”
What happens to site underwriting when utilities stop socializing infrastructure costs?
Feb 16
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Suhail Y Tayeb
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Why do so many data center fights look local but feel inevitable?
Because communities are reacting to consequences of decisions made years earlier.
Feb 14
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Suhail Y Tayeb
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Why are so many approved data center projects still getting stuck or reversed?
Because approval is not commitment.
Feb 11
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Why Interconnection Is the True Bottleneck
This is a short, decision-grade explainer on why interconnection, not buildings or demand, determines outcomes in digital infrastructure development.
Feb 10
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Suhail Y Tayeb
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Why are cities offering incentives before data centers prove local benefits?
People recoil when they see tax abatements approved before a single shovel hits the ground.
Feb 9
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Suhail Y Tayeb
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