February 28, 2026
Self-Supplied Power Is Table Stakes. Six States Are Already Closing the Door.Meanwhile, microgrid company Scale acquired powered-land startup Reload, which pre-permits sites with onsite energy so they can energize immediately.
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Scale
Scale is a data infrastructure company that provides data labeling and AI training services used by enterprises developing machine learning models, including those operating in data-intensive industries like cloud computing and AI applications.
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35 GW Pre-Leased, 107-Week Lead Times, Zero Margin for ErrorScale's acquisition of Reload, backed by EQT, bets that hyperscalers will keep buying pre-powered sites to dodge grid interconnection queues stretching 5-7 years.
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