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Fermi America disclosed that its first prospective anchor tenant for the Project Matador AI campus in Texas terminated a US$150,000,000 Advance in Aid of Construction agreement, although no funds had been drawn and lease talks are still ongoing.
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The setback highlights execution and funding risks around Fermi's ambitious 11 gigawatt private energy grid, even as management emphasizes strong AI power demand.
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We’ll now examine how the loss of the US$150,000,000 construction funding commitment shapes Fermi’s investment narrative and forward-looking risk profile.
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To own Fermi today, you have to believe that its massive, pre-revenue bet on an 11 gigawatt private grid for AI data centers can translate into contracted power sales before the cash burn and execution risks bite too hard. The terminated US$150,000,000 Advance in Aid of Construction with the first prospective tenant directly challenges that belief, because it removes a non-dilutive funding source and raises questions around the strength and timing of anchor demand, as reflected in the very large year-to-date share price decline and post-announcement selloff. At the same time, the signed Electric Service Agreement for up to 200 MW with Xcel’s SPS, the nuclear and gas supply agreements, and the cooling MOU with MVM EGI keep the core infrastructure story intact. Near term, the key catalysts now shift even more heavily to securing binding tenant leases and financing on acceptable terms, while the biggest risks revolve around funding an US$11 gigawatt build-out, continued losses (US$346.81 million in Q3 alone), and any fallout from the emerging shareholder investigations into prior disclosures.
Yet behind the big vision, funding strain and legal scrutiny are now much harder to ignore.
Fermi's share price has been on the slide but might be dropping deeper into value territory. Find out whether it's a bargain at this price.
Six fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community range from US$3.50 to US$35.00 per share, underlining how differently people are sizing Fermi’s potential against the recent loss of US$150,000,000 construction funding and the company’s heavy ongoing losses, and inviting you to weigh these contrasting views alongside the heightened execution and financing risks around Project Matador.
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