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AI power demand is now big enough to create its own infrastructure IPO story

The AI buildout is moving from server rooms into public-market infrastructure. SB Energy has filed for an IPO with backing tied to major AI players, putting data-center capacity, power contracts, and renewable energy directly in front of investors as part of the same story as foundation models.

Why it matters: The signal to watch is whether markets reward promised AI capacity before it is operating at scale. If they do, more infrastructure companies will pitch themselves as essential businesses for AI. If investors hesitate, labs may face a harder path financing the facilities their roadmaps assume.