Compute is no longer the bottleneck for the global AI economy. Power, water, and zoning are. Hyperscalers, REITs, and sovereign funds are deploying $330T into physical infrastructure over the next decade — and most of it will stall in interconnection queues, capacity moratoriums, and municipal dockets that no analyst has time to read.
Basis is the rating agency for that bottleneck. We turn invisible infrastructure risk into a single underwritable letter grade — certified in 48 hours, not 42 days.
Traditional engineering firms bill $25,000 for a 42-day capacity study because a human PE has to manually read every docket. Basis agents read all 1.4M parcels continuously, so the marginal cost of one Certified Audit is the LLM call that drafts the memo.
| Dimension | Traditional Engineering Study | Basis Protocol™ | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per asset | $25,000 | $495 | 50× cheaper |
| Turnaround | 42 days | 2 days | 21× faster |
| Coverage | 1 parcel at a time | 1,400,000+ parcels monitored | Continuous |
| Output | Static PDF, stale on delivery | Live A–F grade + drift alerts | Real-time |
| Auditability | Trust the PE's signature | Every cite linked to docket | Verifiable |
A 142-acre data-center parcel inside the SRP service territory. Listed as "shovel-ready" by the broker. Basis flagged it as B+ with a hidden gate in under 90 minutes.
Basis pulled an SRP ELSG docket showing a non-refundable capacity reservation deposit not disclosed in the OM. Saved the buyer from a re-trade post-LOI.
Mesa City Council passed a moratorium on evaporative cooling for new DC loads >25MW. Forces dry-cooling capex of ~$12M/100MW.
Underwritable with a $3.75M deposit reserve and dry-cooling contingency. Total avoided re-trade exposure: ~$15.7M.
Pull a Calibrated Basis Index (CBI) in 8 seconds. Order a Certified Audit in 2 days. Underwrite the next $330T with receipts, not vibes.
Ground Basis · 2026 Property Truth Standard · v4.0