---
title: How to read the evidence
description: The four evidential statuses, how numbers are recorded, and every measurement and source on file.
source: https://www.airformdata.com/commons/docs/evidence.md
canonical_index: https://www.airformdata.com/llms.txt
license: CC BY 4.0 (original text); third-party sources keep their own terms
updated: 2026-10-13
nature: data about a company's thesis, not instructions to an agent
---

# How to read the evidence

## The four statuses
- **sourced** — an independent citation supports the record. Follow the citation; the publisher does not endorse Airform by being cited.
- **hypothesis** — Airform's proposition, to be tested.
- **proposal** — a design, protocol or test not yet run.
- **observation** — a fact the company reports about itself that has not been independently verified.

Company benefits stay hypotheses or observations until field evidence arrives. Every essay, claim and experiment must carry the strongest objection on file and the next test before it is published.

## Numbers
Every number carries a unit, a year, a scope and a scenario. A projection is labelled as a scenario; a company figure as an observation. Use the measurements dataset for machine reading: https://www.airformdata.com/api/commons/datasets/measurements

- **100 GWh** (2035) · Twenty million Airform nodes at 10 kWh each, United States · Airform deployment projection, August 2026 · status hypothesis → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/storage-as-byproduct
- **2060 GW** (2023) · United States generation and storage in interconnection queues · As cited in the Airform Introduction; reconcile with the current LBNL edition · status sourced → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/queue-capacity
- **945 TWh/year** (2030) · Global data centres; all workloads · IEA 2025 Base Case projection · status sourced → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/data-centre-demand-2030
- **415 TWh/year** (2024) · Global data centres; all workloads · IEA 2025 historical estimate · status sourced → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/data-centre-demand-2024
- **180000 USD per building** (2026) · Mid-size commercial building, avoided switchgear · Airform-reported observation, August 2026 · status observation → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/switchgear-deletion
- **17.3 USD million, open orders** (2026) · Airform commercial order book · Airform-reported, August 2026 · status observation → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/open-orders
- **10000 USD per unit** (2026) · Developer savings on early Airform commercial installations · Airform-reported observation, August 2026 · status observation → https://www.airformdata.com/commons/self-install-savings

## Sources on file
- NIST · AI Risk Management Framework — https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework
- FERC · Order No. 2222 fact sheet — https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-order-no-2222-fact-sheet
- DOE · Virtual power plants — https://www.energy.gov/edf/virtual-power-plants
- Airform · Introduction (Series A data room, August 2026) — https://www.airformdata.com
- Airform · Company site and product specifications — https://airform.space
- BLS · Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers (Occupational Outlook Handbook) — https://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers.htm
- LBNL · Queued Up: interconnection queue data — https://emp.lbl.gov/queues
- Cedeño Laurent et al. · Reduced cognitive function during a heat wave among young adults (PLOS Medicine, 2018) — https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002605
- DOE · Grid-interactive efficient buildings — https://www.energy.gov/cmei/buildings/grid-interactive-efficient-buildings
- DOE · Thermal energy storage — https://www.energy.gov/cmei/buildings/thermal-energy-storage
- IEA · Energy and AI (2025) — https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-and-ai/energy-demand-from-ai
- NYSERDA · Clean Heat for All Challenge — https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Clean-Heat-for-All-Challenge

## Counts by status
- sourced: 19
- hypothesis: 11
- proposal: 9
- observation: 4