AI isn’t weightless. It runs on concrete, cooling, and community consent.
A Governor Just Wrote Your Framework Into Law
Published on: 08/24/2026
Pennsylvania just turned an informal industry norm into binding law. Bring your own power, and your permit moves on a rolling schedule. Don't, and your application waits behind everyone who did.
Data Centers & AI Infrastructure
What Five Days of Enforcement Actually Add Up To
Published on: 08/22/2026
A CEO said his own industry's numbers are overstated by 20 times. Two other grid operators reached the same conclusion independently. Four data center assumptions got tested this week, and none of them held up cleanly.
Data Centers & AI Infrastructure
Welcome to Dirt to Data: Real Estate Behind AI Infrastructure
Published on: 08/19/2026
Suhail Y Tayeb launches Dirt to Data, a newsletter tracking the real estate, power, and infrastructure decisions behind the AI buildout, covering permitting, power delivery, and where compute meets concrete.
Data Centers & AI Infrastructure
© 2026 Suhail Y Tayeb. All rights reserved.