A data center can look financially compelling long before it becomes commercially productive. Developers can secure a site, arrange financing, order accelerators and sign agreements with prospective customers, creating the appearance of a business moving decisively toward revenue. Yet the economic reality changes when construction finishes ahead of equipment installation, when electrical systems cannot support the planned computing load, or when networking and cooling infrastructure lag behind the hardware schedule. Capital continues to accumulate costs while the asset waits for the final pieces that make it useful.