Infrastructure intelligence

Essays on the grids, data centers, and chip fabs behind AI, plus learning tracks and a data center you can walk through.

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The Value of What Sits Between the Grid and the GPU

How AI is changing the economics of electrical infrastructure, and why the move toward DC distribution may be about more than efficiency.

September 24, 2026 · 14 min read
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DC-01

Walk through a working AI data center, from the lobby to the generators. Click any piece of equipment to see what it does, or run a drill and watch the building respond.

4 MWIT load
4.8 MWFacility · PUE 1.2
63Pieces of equipment
5Emergency drills

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07Learning tracks

Each track follows part of the path from the grid connection down to the chip, with models you can run along the way.

From power to computePick a step
Step 1 · The grid

The grid connection

High-voltage lines carry power from generators to the substations that feed a site. For a new AI campus, getting this connection approved and built often takes longer than the building itself.

Track: AI infrastructure →
Transmission voltage in, about a volt at the chip.Chip-to-grid ladder →
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