MWh
Megawatt-hour equals one MW used for one hour. MWh matters for energy cost, emissions, battery duration, and renewable matching, while MW matters for peak capacity and grid impact.
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Municipal utility
Municipal utility is owned by a city or local government. It may offer local responsiveness and different governance, but large-load service can still depend on wholesale power supply, transmission access, and regional grid constraints.
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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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Yield on cost is stabilized NOI divided by total project cost. Developers use it to judge whether projected returns justify construction, power infrastructure, land, entitlement, and leasing risk.
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