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CoreWeave CEO: powered shells are the #1 choke point; mid-voltage transformers and GPU supply chains also constrained
“Right now it's the powered shells that are the choke point... there are fundamental components at the power in terms of the electrons moving through the grid, the supply chains that exist within the GPUs, the supply chains that exist within the mid-voltage transformers... the piece that is the most significant challenge right now is accessing powered shells.”
Why it matters
A first-party operator scaling to 2.2GW contracted power confirms data center power availability—not GPUs—is the binding industry constraint, with mid-voltage transformers named as a specific bottleneck.
Investment implication
Bullish for data center developers with pre-secured powered shells (e.g., Core Scientific, DigitalBridge, land-bank developers), electrical equipment makers (transformer producers like GE Vernova, Eaton, Siemens Energy), and power generation/grid plays; supports bullish power infrastructure theses.