$NEBIUS(NBIS)$ Morgan Stanley recently pointed out that AI's "Rate of Change" is accelerating, and one detail that stood out to me was the idea that AI companies might end up paying significant premiums just to lock in power capacity. Energy availability is turning into a real bottleneck for AI infrastructure growth.
A few names with notable power capacity being tracked:
- IREN — 6 GW
- NBIS — 2.5 GW
- CIFR — 3+ GW
- WULF — 3 GW
- HUT — 1.5–2 GW
The AI race is clearly expanding beyond just chips. The next constraints seem to be power availability, data center capacity, grid infrastructure, and how efficiently compute gets deployed.
Morgan Stanley's broader point is worth noting: AI adopters are already seeing margin expansion and earnings upgrades, while companies getting disrupted by AI are facing mounting pressure. The narrative feels like it's slowly shifting. Investors are starting to grasp that the long-term AI winners might not just be chip designers. It could also be the companies building the infrastructure to power the whole ecosystem.
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