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- A Landowner’s Path: From First Question to Signed Deal11 min read →
- Site Selection for Data Center Developers: What to Answer, in Order10 min read →
- Site Risk for Data Center Investors and Lenders10 min read →
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- Representing Land for Data Center Use: A Broker’s GuideHow land brokers can qualify, package and market land for data center use: what buyers screen for, what to verify before listing, pricing and confidentiality.9 min →
- Attracting Data Centers: A Guide for Economic Development OrganizationsHow economic development organizations can prepare for data center projects: site inventory, utility coordination, zoning, incentives and community issues.10 min →
- Large Data Center Loads: What Utilities and Co-ops Look ForHow utility and co-op staff can evaluate large data center load requests: load and ramp, project maturity, system studies, upgrades and service terms.10 min →
- Data Centers: A Guide for County Officials and PlannersData center guide for county officials and planners: zoning ordinances, tax revenue and risk, power and water impacts, benefit agreements and review checklist.9 min →
- Data Center Interest in Farm and Ranch Land: A Guide for FarmersFor farmers and ranchers approached by data center developers: how offers arrive, option terms, ag tax status and rollback taxes, leases and family choices.9 min →
- Family Land, Estates and Trusts: How to Handle a Data Center OfferHow families, heirs, executors and trustees should handle a data center offer on shared land: who must sign, partition risk, fiduciary duties and estate taxes.10 min →
- Pairing Power Projects With Data Centers: A Guide for Energy DevelopersHow IPPs and energy developers pair power projects with data centers: co-location, front-of-the-meter PPAs, hybrid energy parks, FERC and Texas SB 6 rules.9 min →
- Data Center Site Selection for Corporate Real Estate TeamsData center site selection for corporate real estate teams: building enterprise requirements, running a colocation RFP, scoring sites and reading the 2026 market.8 min →
- A Data Center Is Proposed Near You: What to Know and What to AskA data center is proposed near you: what to know about noise, water, power lines, traffic and generators, how the approval works and what to ask at the hearing.8 min →
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- Site strategy by data center type11 guides
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