Proof of Power
The American power grid was built for a world that no longer exists.
It was designed around centralized generation, predictable industrial demand, and a stable relationship between energy production and economic output.
Proof of Power connects the grid to the data center to the digital asset, arguing that energy, compute, and capital now have to be understood as one system.
The Author
Preston Pratt is the founder of Praol Institute and the operator behind its research.
His career spans nuclear propulsion, utility operations, and hyperscale data center infrastructure — making him one of the few analysts who has operated at every layer of the stack he writes about.
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