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Available transfer capacity, interconnection queue position, and offtake capacity are the three terms that now decide whether a data center or renewable energy site actually works, before land price, tax incentives, or fiber ever enter the conversation. If you can't quickly answer "how much power can this substation actually deliver, and how long until it's available," you don't yet have enough information to evaluate a site. This guide defines the terms that matter, in plain

In this guide, we break down how transmission planning models are used for data center site selection and generation interconnection, detail key regional model standards (MMWG, MTEP, SSWG, RTEP), and present a comprehensive directory of the 189 transmission planning models integrated directly into LandGate's vertical intelligence software and AI Data Agent.

At a specific bus in southern Dallas County, the ERCOT 2025 planning model shows approximately 915.8 MW of Available Transfer Capability for generation injection — and 0 MW for additional load. LandGate's project database maps a 550 MW planned hyperscale data center development to that same node. Half a gigawatt of demand is queued for a location the planning model shows cannot currently take it. The regional ERCOT local forecast shows steady demand growth across North Texas

Land scarcity has become the binding constraint on energy and data center development, yet lease encumbrance remains one of the least systematically underwritten risks in the site selection process. Teams model interconnection queues, transmission proximity, and permitting timelines with real rigor. Fewer apply the same discipline to a more basic question: what is already recorded against this parcel, and by whom. Recorded lease data, originating with Topos and now available

Utility interconnection queues have stretched into multi-year waits, and hyperscalers can no longer afford to wait in line. That timeline pressure is pushing data center operators to look past traditional grid connections and toward direct power partnerships instead. For energy developers, this shift is an opening, but only for those who know how to find it. Winning a behind-the-meter (BTM) deal isn't just about being available. It requires knowing which operators are facing

Local government opposition to renewable infrastructure has shifted from isolated zoning hearings to systematic, region-wide restrictions. Here is how four key markets illustrate where utility-scale solar is blocked, constrained, or facing rapid statutory shifts.

Farmland opposition to solar didn't emerge from nowhere, and it isn't purely local. A handful of forces have converged over the past few years to turn prime farmland into one of the highest-risk categories a developer can option.

For solar developers, investors, and lenders, knowing that a project will generate well and clear an economic screen is necessary but not sufficient. Before capital moves, someone has to see the full financial statement: what the project costs to build, what it earns and spends every year, how it is financed, and whether the cash it throws off actually covers its debt. That is what LandGate's Solar Pro Forma provides. Where an economic report distills a project into a single

For solar developers, investors, and asset managers, a project lives or dies at the intersection of three questions: can it connect to the grid, what will it earn where it settles, and how do those economics compare to real projects nearby. A strong resource and a clean parcel mean little if the interconnection triggers millions in network upgrades, if the project's pricing node sits well below the trading hub, or if comparable projects are signing offtake at prices this one

Proposed transmission lines are electric transmission projects that have been announced, planned, or are under development but have not yet been constructed or energized.

For solar developers, investors, and asset managers, confirming that a site has strong sun and clean, buildable land is only the starting point. The harder physical question is how the project will actually perform: exactly how much electricity it will generate, when that generation lands across the hours of a day and the seasons of a year, and how steadily that output will decline as the equipment ages. Those questions sit at the heart of LandGate's Solar 8760 & Long Term Ge

Acquisition of 150 million parcel-level land intelligence dataset strengthens Wood Mackenzie’s leading market position and will drive faster, higher-confidence capital allocation decisions for power, renewables, and data center developers. LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, 24 June 2026 – Wood Mackenzie, a global leader in data, analytics and insights for the energy and natural resources industry, today announced the acquisition of LandGate. The deal combines Wood Mackenzie’s power ma

For solar developers, investors, and asset managers, confirming that a site has strong irradiance and clean land characteristics is only the beginning. The harder question is whether the project will actually pencil out: what it costs to build, what it earns across decades of operation, and what all of that is worth in today’s dollars. That question sits at the heart of LandGate’s Solar Economic Report, which models the full economic profile of a solar asset or portfolio, fro

Environmental risk is one of the most common sources of project delay in energy and data center development. Federally protected species, wetlands, contaminated land, and soil conditions can each add months or years to a permitting timeline, and identifying them late in the process is expensive. LandGate's Environmental Report consolidates these risk factors into a single, structured document that developers can use to screen sites and prioritize further investigation before

Energy developers and institutional investors rarely evaluate a single parcel in isolation. More often, the question is how a collection of parcels performs as a portfolio: which assets carry the most value, which are worth prioritizing for development, and which energy use cases are the best fit for each piece of land. LandGate's Asset Report data is built for exactly that kind of multi-parcel analysis, delivering parcel-by-parcel valuations across land, solar, wind, and car

When evaluating land for a utility-scale solar project, a battery storage facility, or a data center campus, the due diligence process can be slow, expensive, and fragmented. LandGate's Property Report consolidates the critical signals (land value, topography, solar resource, and electrical infrastructure) into a single document that lets developers quickly screen sites before committing to deeper feasibility work. This post walks through each section of a LandGate Property R

The Market Imperative and the Due Diligence Gap The battery energy storage system (BESS) market has entered a period of rapid, capacity-constrained growth. Grid operators across the United States are managing an increasingly complex balancing act: integrating high volumes of intermittent renewable generation while simultaneously meeting peak demand events that stress aging transmission and distribution infrastructure. Storage assets are no longer optional additions to the gri

In the rush to capitalize on the 5x credit multiplier offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), many renewable energy developers and tax equity investors are now hitting a regulatory wall. As projects from the 2023–2024 vintage move through the tax cycle, the IRS has begun issuing significant penalties and late fees related to Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) non-compliance. What was intended to be a massive tax saving is, for some, turning into a costly administr

In the early 2020s, renewable energy development was a game of "if". Today, in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) of 2025, it has become a game of "when." The IRA (inflation Reduction Act) was once the bedrock of the industry. The IRA is now six years old and significantly leaner. For energy developers, the OBBB has replaced broad incentives with a high-velocity survival race. With the July 4, 2026, "Begin Construction" deadline looming, the difference between a pr

A quiet yet powerful shift is currently reshaping the real estate market. What was once dominated by traditional residential, commercial, and industrial developments is being fundamentally transformed by the infrastructure needs of the AI revolution. We have officially moved past the "Data Center" era and entered the age of the AI Superfactory: large-scale facilities intended solely to cater to the unimaginable rates of artificial intelligence computing needs. In 2026, land i