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Data Center Design and Operations

Retail colocation

Retail colocation typically serves smaller deployments such as cabinets, cages, or partial suites with shared facility infrastructure. It emphasizes connectivity, service flexibility, and smaller increments of committed power.

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Tax abatement

Tax abatement reduces or exempts taxes for a defined period or amount to encourage investment. For data centers, abatements may be tied to capital investment, jobs, equipment, local approvals, and performance commitments.

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Three-phase power

Three-phase power uses three AC waveforms separated in phase, allowing efficient delivery of large amounts of power. Most utility, substation, generator, UPS, and data center distribution calculations for major loads rely on three-phase formulas.

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Endangered species review

Endangered species review evaluates whether listed species or habitats may be affected by a project. It can influence site layout, clearing windows, mitigation, federal permits, and utility-corridor routing.

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