As exponential AI scale runs up against the limits of physical electricity grids and hardware manufacturing, technology companies are abandoning just-in-time purchasing. Instead, hyperscalers and infrastructure players are directly financing energy and hardware capacity years in advance through long-term nuclear off-take agreements, forward fuel contracts, and massive capital expenditures. This shifts market control and value upstream, making physical energy assets and hardware production capability the ultimate gatekeepers of digital expansion.
The physical limits of AI scaling force hyperscalers to secure long-term energy and hardware supply directly from resource owners
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