Comment by runako
4 months ago
Largely unaddressed by this article is whether these projects are being "canceled" as in there will be less capacity overall or being completed elsewhere (as is indicated about at least one of the "canceled" projects).
Commercial RE projects are often moved and/or delayed, how is this any different?
>Commercial RE projects are often moved and/or delayed, how is this any different?
In terms of how these projects will get built, I assume they're quite similar - the bigger difference is that we're talking about tech companies and startups who may lose an early market advantage or run out of runway if their project is delayed two years.
Lumen orbit, the DC-in-space startup, might run out of runway if they space construction suppliers delay their project by two years for example.
This is in comparison to office buildings or automotive, where big delays can be a lot of trouble but not the end of the company.