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Stranded asset
Asset no longer earning its expected recovery
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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.