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Land. Power. Water. Your community. Clear explanations for anyone evaluating a data center—including the questions a project should be able to answer.
Six guides / One clearer picture
What is behind-the-meter power?
Understand BTM power, grid connections, backup arrangements, and the questions to ask about a data center’s electricity supply.
Read the guide →02 / Cooling basicsWhat is a closed-loop cooling system?
Learn what closed-loop cooling means, why a recirculating circuit can still use water elsewhere, and how to evaluate zero-water claims.
Read the guide →03 / Water & technologyHow data center cooling and water use fit together
Compare air, direct-to-chip, immersion, dry, evaporative, and hybrid cooling—and understand water savings, WUE, and total demand.
Read the guide →04 / Community questionsWill a data center make my electricity bill go up?
Understand ratepayer protections, who pays for grid upgrades, minimum payments, financial security, and the evidence a project should provide.
Read the guide →05 / Build / Measure / ReportHow to read our reporting
Understand Zero Ambiguity: measured versus modeled information, project status, reporting boundaries, evidence, verification, and corrections.
Read the guide →06 / Landowner guideCould your land support a data center?
A practical guide to evaluating land for data center development: usable acreage, power, approvals, infrastructure, and readiness.
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