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Utility Rates, Grid, and Markets

Line extension

Line extension is new utility line infrastructure built to serve a customer or development area. Costs, refunds, ownership, construction responsibility, and schedule are usually governed by tariff, utility policy, or a service agreement.

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Sales tax exemption

Sales tax exemption removes sales or use tax from qualifying purchases, such as servers, enabling software, electrical equipment, or construction materials depending on state rules. Data center exemptions often require investment, job, wage, or MOU commitments.

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Letter of intent

Letter of intent summarizes major business terms before definitive agreements. It is usually non-binding except for specific provisions, but it sets expectations on price, power, diligence, exclusivity, confidentiality, deposits, and timing.

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Wholesale colocation

Wholesale colocation serves larger deployments, often measured in hundreds of kW to multiple MW and delivered as suites, data halls, or dedicated capacity blocks. It behaves more like infrastructure leasing than small-scale hosting.

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