Question 1

How is the HD Market Scorecard scored?

Accepted Answer

The HD Market Scorecard is Hyperscape Digital's own weekly assessment of how hospitable each major US market is to new large-load interconnection — an opinion index built from public data and our on-the-ground read, not a third-party rating. Grades run A through F on the weighted factors below. Weighted factors: Interconnection queue wait / time-to-power (35%; sources: LBNL Queued Up, ISO queue data); Uncommitted capacity / reserve margin (25%; sources: ISO reports, NERC); Large-load tariff & moratorium climate (20%; sources: Regulatory filings, news); Forward power price / congestion (10%; sources: ISO market data); HD on-the-ground read (10%; sources: Hyperscape Digital). The scorecard is published by Hyperscape Digital, the power-native owner-operator of AI infrastructure.

Question 2

What is time-to-power on the HD Market Scorecard?

Accepted Answer

Time-to-power is how long a new large load takes to energize. It is 35% of the grade, the heaviest factor. Combined with large-load tariff and moratorium climate (20%), path-to-power is 55% of every market's score.

Factor	Weight	Sources
Interconnection queue wait / time-to-power	35%	LBNL Queued Up, ISO queue data
Uncommitted capacity / reserve margin	25%	ISO reports, NERC
Large-load tariff & moratorium climate	20%	Regulatory filings, news
Forward power price / congestion	10%	ISO market data
HD on-the-ground read	10%	Hyperscape Digital

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