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Stranded asset
Asset no longer earning its expected recovery
Short definition
An asset that is built or financed but loses the use or revenue needed for full recovery. For an abandoned data centre, it may be a line or substation that is difficult to reassign.
risk atlas
Knowledge map
Intuition
A stranded asset is a cost still awaiting repayment after it has lost the use or revenue meant to finance it.
Formula
stranded cost = unamortised cost - reassignment value - guarantees recoveredWhy it matters now
A delayed, duplicate or cancelled data-centre load can leave a line or substation underused before it is repaid.
Related analyses
- The ghost kilowattData-centre tariffs, grid costs and ratepayer risk.
- The debt behind AIDebt, SPVs and financing the compute buildout.
- The residual value guaranteeAI-asset depreciation and risk transferred to a guarantor.
Related datasets
- evidence-graph.jsonLinks between articles, claims and sources.
- claims.jsonClaims extracted from the corpus with their references.
Primary sources
- Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionTransmission tariffs, large loads and cost-recovery agreements.
- U.S. Department of EnergyRate design, risk sharing and stranded assets.
- Virginia State Corporation CommissionGS-5 tariff, minimum commitment and collateral.