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ERCOT, despite housing the top-ranked Midland\u2013Odessa site (83.0 composite, 9.6 TTP), registers only 5.3% build-rated markets because offshore constraint pressure averages 55.0\u2014the highest across all ISOs\u2014and TTP variance reaches 55.7 months at congested nodes. PJM is functionally off the table with zero BUILD verdicts; Chantilly's 57.4 constraint ceiling reflects acute Northern Virginia saturation. NORDPOOL-regulated markets (Copenhagen 56.5, Helsinki 56.0, Oslo 54.2) are all AVOID. By contrast, Upper Peninsula MI and Williston, ND\u2014both MISO, both 9.6 TTP or better\u2014suggest selective pockets remain viable despite MISO's 5.3% build percentage.\n\nThe next two quarters will see power availability tighten further. With 100 AVOID verdicts concentrated in queue-heavy regions and ERCOT's time-to-power blowout signaling sustained curtailment risk, hyperscalers cannot rely on Eastern seaboard or Texas expansion. SPP's 40.9 average constraint and 16.0 average TTP provide genuine capacity runway, but capacity is finite. Allocators must pivot capital to Plains-anchored builds (SPP, MISO rural nodes) or face 18+ month delays in coastal metros. 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