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Electric cooperative

Electric cooperative is member-owned and often serves rural or suburban territories. Cooperatives can be important for powered-land opportunities, but they may rely on generation and transmission cooperatives or wholesale providers for large-load supply.

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N+1

N+1 means the system has the base capacity required for the load plus one additional redundant component or unit. It improves maintainability and resilience, but it is not the same as a fully duplicated system.

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Availability

Availability is the percentage of time a service or system is operational under defined measurement rules. Headline availability is less useful than knowing the measurement point, exclusions, maintenance windows, and remedy.

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ROFR

Right of First Refusal gives the holder the right to match a third-party offer the owner is willing to accept. It can protect strategic land or capacity positions, but timing and matching mechanics must be carefully drafted.

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