Finance, Valuation, and Incentives
Payment in Lieu of Taxes is an agreement where a project pays negotiated amounts instead of standard property taxes, often as part of an incentive or public-finance structure. PILOT value should be evaluated against baseline taxes and community costs.
2N+1 means two complete systems plus an additional redundant component or capacity element. It is used where owners want both full duplication and extra component redundancy, but cost, space, and operational complexity increase sharply.
Read definition →Route diversity means separate network paths that reduce the chance one fiber cut or facility failure interrupts service. True diversity requires physical route review, not just different carriers using the same conduit or bridge.
Read definition →Water rights are legal rights to withdraw, consume, or use water. They matter for data center site selection because availability, priority, transferability, drought risk, and local politics can constrain water-intensive cooling strategies.
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