A signed #AI data center lease can lock in years of revenue. But what if the construction goes over budget? This earnings season, miners are explaining where that risk lands: → Cipher agreed to bear the first $359.3 million of costs above Barber Lake’s original budget under its amended lease arrangements. → Riot expects roughly 70% of its Rockdale budget to fall under guaranteed maximum-price contracts. → Core Scientific says tariffs have raised certain equipment and material costs. Meanwhile, Riot says lenders are examining tenant credit, energized power and delivery records more closely.