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  • Calculating Land Lease Rates for Utility-Scale Projects in High-Demand Zones

    The surge in renewable energy demand has transformed specific geographic areas into "High-Demand Zones Permitting Certainty:  Geospatial data on environmental constraints (wetlands, endangered species), zoning HDZs often have lower perceived development risk (post-zoning), which can slightly reduce the WACC, thereby The competition for premium land in High-Demand Zones is intense. LandGate provides the valuation intelligence  you need to secure the best land in the highest-demand zones

  • Navigating Data Center Moratoriums & Finding Regulatory Certainty

    key to a resilient portfolio isn’t just reacting to restrictive measures, but identifying the "Green Zones Charles have implemented temporary pauses to update zoning ordinances. Where Growth is Encouraged: The Strategic "Green Zones" While some areas pull the emergency brake, others Regulatory Status Primary Advantage Developer Strategy West Virginia Highly Supportive State-level zoning By prioritizing areas with state-level support, favorable zoning, and energy independence, you can ensure

  • The Coming Land Supercycle: How Energy, Infrastructure, and Data Will Redraw the Map of U.S. Real Estate

    Nuclear power plants created highly regulated, high-security land zones, while oil and gas drilling transformed cannot be sited purely based on proximity to resources; interconnection constraints, fiber adjacency, zoning Permitting timelines, interconnection queue waits, and zoning compliance now directly impact project appear attractive on satellite imagery frequently fail when granular constraints such as slope, flood zones and made site selection dependent on substation capacity, transmission hosting, fiber proximity, and zoning

  • Inside the Data Center Lifecycle: From Concept to Commissioning

    operational facility is a tightly choreographed sequence of decisions involving land, power , fiber, zoning LandGate has enabled developers to identify such hot zones early by visualizing transmission headroom , zoning overlays, and interconnection bottlenecks. The most persistent challenges often come from the intersection of permitting, zoning, and local policy Municipalities are creating fast-track programs to attract data infrastructure with pre-zoned parcels

  • This Week in Data Center News: 10.27.25

    However, this unprecedented growth is encountering friction, exemplified by Aurora, Illinois's 180-day zoning Aurora, Illinois adopts temporary zoning moratorium for data centers over energy concerns Aurora has implemented  a 180-day zoning moratorium on data centers and warehouses to address mounting community The city's existing zoning ordinance lacks specific provisions for data center developments, which have The success of Aurora's moratorium in developing comprehensive zoning standards could influence other

  • Key Takeaways from Microsoft's $76 Million Pumpkin Farm Acquisition

    Key Challenges in Data Center Site Selection Site Suitability and Zoning Regulations : Ensuring the chosen site meets zoning requirements and is suitable for a data center is a critical first step. The Features of LandGate's Tools and Data: Site Suitability and Zoning Regulations : LandGate provides detailed insights into zoning regulations, ensuring you stay compliant and avoid potential legal issues

  • Vetting Rights for Hyperscale Data Centers & Co-Located Utility-Scale Power

    require hundreds of acres for the data center buildings, cooling infrastructure, and security buffer zones Developers must use geospatial tools to instantly screen for and quantify  exclusion zones from: Existing Solution Value to Developer (Speed & Scale) Rapid Site Screening Geospatial screening for industrial zoning

  • This Week in Data Center News: 12.15.2025

    expansion continues to build momentum, with Madison, Wisconsin , advancing a one-year moratorium  on zoning The moratorium is necessitated by the city's lack of a defined 'data center' use in its current zoning to pause all new site scouting and permitting in the area until the city completes a comprehensive zoning

  • Quantifying Battery Energy Storage Arbitrage Potential: A Locational Analysis

    arbitrage margin: Region Market Dynamics Driving Arbitrage Value BAI Performance ERCOT West & North Zones Consistently scored BAI values above 90  in high congestion zones. PJM Eastern Zones (PA/NJ/MD) While the overall price profile can be flatter, areas near congested load

  • Understanding Wholesale and Retail Energy Pricing

    Zonal Energy Pricing Zonal pricing divides the electricity grid into large geographical zones, assigning a single average price to electricity within each zone. By averaging costs across a zone, it often fails to reflect the true cost of delivering electricity to specific locations within that zone.

  • Weekly Data Center News: 01.26.2026

    quarters will likely depend on "behind-the-meter" power strategies and navigating a more litigious local zoning Developer Analysis:  This 45-day "pause" is often a precursor to more permanent zoning changes or the

  • Data Centers vs. Utility-Scale Solar: Land Valuation Framework for the Highest and Best Use of Prime Acreage

    Estate ," where a property’s value is no longer determined solely by its soil quality or residential zoning with the basics, but our framework deepens this analysis by including factors like parcel details, zoning Zoning & Permitting:  Detailed analysis of current and potential zoning classifications, local attitudes Risk Factors: Natural Disaster Risk: Seismic activity, tornado/hurricane zones, wildfire risk – all impact

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