IOU, co-op and municipal utility
An investor-owned utility (IOU) is a privately owned, shareholder-funded utility regulated by a state commission. An electric cooperative is owned by its members and often buys power through a generation and transmission co-op. A municipal utility is owned by a city or town. The type affects who sets rates, how large loads are approved and how quickly a utility can commit capacity.
The full guide · Zoning, permitting & communityAnnexation, Jurisdiction and Utility Service Areas for Data Center SitesHow jurisdiction, annexation and utility service territories decide who regulates a data center site and which electric, water and sewer providers can serve it.Where IOU, co-op and municipal utility comes up
- Grid regionsData Center Site Selection in SPP
- Grid regionsData Center Site Selection in California and CAISO
- Power & interconnectionHydropower and Data Center Siting: Public Power, Allocations and Drought Risk
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in Arizona: APS, SRP, TEP, Water and Heat
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in Iowa
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in Nebraska
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in Mississippi
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in Arkansas: Entergy, SWEPCO, 2025 Laws and Local Rules