ITE
Information Technology Equipment includes servers, storage, network, and communications equipment. In power planning, ITE is the core productive load that the rest of the facility supports.
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Voltage class
Voltage class groups electric service or transmission assets by nominal voltage ranges, such as medium voltage, high voltage, or extra-high voltage. Voltage class affects equipment, easements, clearances, permitting, cost, and the likely utility process.
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Substation easement
Substation easement gives rights for substation equipment, access, utility operation, and sometimes expansion. Its location and scope must align with electrical design, safety clearances, drainage, roads, and site phasing.
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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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