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A sourced knowledge base for U.S. AI data center infrastructure: the AIDC market, site selection, power access, permitting & zoning, warehouse and industrial conversions, AI compute facilities, equipment & supply chain — and real project case studies when we are authorized to publish them.
Why Power — Not Land — Is Now the Binding Constraint on AI Data Centers
2026-10-23 · Sources cited in article
Land for data centers is widely available in the United States. Deliverable electric power, on a schedule a project can finance, is not. This article reviews what the IEA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, EPRI and CBRE data actually show — and why site selection now has to start with power evidence, not acreage.
The Site Check: How to Verify a Data Center Site Before You Spend on Diligence
2026-10-23 · Sources cited in article
Full diligence on a data center site is expensive and slow. A structured initial screen — AIDCKOL's Site Check — tests the questions that most often kill projects, classifies every capacity claim by evidence state, and separates confirmed facts from inferences and open items before serious money is spent. This article explains the method and its limits.
Can a Warehouse or Old Factory Become an AI Data Center?
2026-10-23 · Sources cited in article
Sometimes — and the answer is decided by a short list of physical and regulatory tests, not by the price of the building. This article sets out the screening criteria for converting warehouses and legacy industrial buildings to data center use: structure, clear height, power, cooling and water, fiber, and zoning — and when a greenfield site wins instead.