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Interconnection and Studies

Transmission service

Transmission service is the right to move power across a transmission system under tariff terms. For large loads, transmission service issues can affect firm delivery, ancillary services, curtailment priority, and cost responsibility.

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Site plan approval

Site plan approval is local review of the development layout, access, grading, stormwater, utilities, landscaping, lighting, and other site improvements. It often becomes a schedule driver after land control and zoning are resolved.

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Water rights

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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Substation

A substation is a facility that switches, protects, transforms, meters, and controls power flows between grid elements or to a customer. For data center development, substation feasibility includes land, equipment, utility ownership, interconnection, transformer capacity, relay design, and schedule.

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