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Data center land is a document problem
Buyers do not underwrite acres. They underwrite whether the power is existing, contracted, or only claimed. Start with the definition.
DefinitionPowered land is not a queue positionPowered land means firm or existing power at a site, not a queue filing. How to tell queued, entitled, and contracted data center land apart before you buy.ChecklistData center site selection is a document problemSite selection criteria for AI data centers: site control, queue paper, entitlements, fiber, water. Checklist buyers use before they call it powered land.PricesData center land prices follow megawatts, not soilWhat data centers pay per acre depends on power quality and market. Queued land is not priced like contracted power.AcresHow much land do data centers need?How much land a data center needs depends on the hall, the switchyard, generation, and later phases. There is no national acre formula.QueueThe interconnection queue is a study line, not a power contractLarge-load interconnection for data centers: queue vs study vs IA vs will-serve. Why PJM and ERCOT timelines differ, and what is assignable.BuyersI have an option and a queue filing. Who will buy?Stage 1 is exclusive site control plus a queue filing. Assemblers buy it if the position is assignable. Hyperscalers do not close Stage 1.AdjacencyLandGate vs a data room for data center landLandGate finds and screens parcels. A data room underwrites the PDFs on one site you already control. Cashpian is the room. It does not replace LandGate's map.
The packet, not the flyer