Policy FrameworksData CentersWho pays for new capacity, and who carries the risk?
These are questions to investigate and discuss, not adopted contract terms.
Contribute to this themeRequires clean-energy sourcing, including eligible energy credits. Ten-year contracts at lower clean-energy shares can qualify with additional payments.
This summary uses the city’s draft. A signed copy has not been verified.
Section 3.3, page 7The developer pays for specified water, sewer and road improvements; city-requested extra capacity has separate cost rules.
This summary uses a draft. A signed copy has not been verified.
Section 4.1–4.2, page 8The developer funds specified public improvements, subject to reimbursement arrangements, dedication and a two-year warranty. The agreement also addresses construction-related road repairs.
Approval verified; standalone final copy; signatures pending.
Section II.C.2, page 6Permit conditions require the project to fund its electrical infrastructure. The CBA term sheet calls for reasonable efforts to reach 50% renewable energy within five years, with localized renewable energy credits as a fallback.
The city has approved a permit. A signed community benefits agreement has not been verified.
Section Energy, page 2The company may explore solar, geothermal cooling and wind power but is not required to use them. If it submits plans, the city must promptly confirm whether those uses are permitted.
The public copy is effective December 9, 2024. City signatures appear on PDF page 20; Degas’s signature and attorney authentication appear on page 21.
Section 7(d), page 11The developer must provide security equal to 110% of the engineer’s estimate for required improvements. Accepted public water mains and fire hydrants become village infrastructure. A maintenance bond covers 10% of their cost for two years.
Public packet; signatures and final approval pending.
Section 8–10, page 6The owner and developer pay development costs, including engineering, inspections, easements, permits and work required to correct deficiencies. A $209,045 financial guarantee secures work including stormwater, water main and Nasseff Way improvements.
The packet contains two instruments with blank signature/date fields. Tree mitigation differs: the development contract states 59 trees/$29,500; the final planned development exhibit states 58 trees/$29,000.
Section Development contract, Sections 6.1 and 9.1, page 17Renewable-energy matching requires commercially reasonable efforts and annual verification. Utility or regulatory conflicts can limit the obligation; its remedies are consultation, a corrective plan and nonbinding mediation rather than damages or specific performance.
Approved; public copy county signature blank.
Section 3 and 6(c), page 6The customer may direct tax-offset grants to the county Utilities Department to pay project utility infrastructure costs. This is an option for using the grant, not a separate promise of free infrastructure.
The county-published copy is dated June 30, 2025 and includes signatures for Aeris Investments and the county on PDF page 6.
Section 1, page 2The customer may direct tax-offset grants to the county Utilities Department to pay project utility infrastructure costs. This is an option for using the grant, not a separate promise of free infrastructure.
The county-published copy is dated June 30, 2025 and includes signatures for Skyward Holdings and the county on PDF page 6.
Section 1, page 2Electricity supplied outside Oncor’s lines triggers quarterly city payments of $0.002905 per kilowatt-hour, supported by certified interval data. The payment obligation continues while that supply arrangement operates, including after the agreement ends.
Registry reports effective May 9 2025; scan review pending.
Section 3.1.6.4, page 7Host payments depend on a satisfactory binding power purchase agreement with Dominion. Qualifying delays in electricity delivery permit extensions with quarterly progress reports.
Historical 2023 public agreement. Payment obligations depend on occupancy, permits and other conditions; the stated amounts do not establish receipt by the town.
Section Section 13, page 11Highway works must be completed before occupation. The developer also pays £15,000 for bus-stop improvements and £6,000 for traffic regulation before construction starts.
Council-published deed dated October 30, 2025. The inspected scan shows the council seal; the owner signature marks are not legible. Obligations depend on planning permission and commencement.
Section Schedule 3; definitions on pages 4 and 8, page 24The developer must enter an electricity agreement making it responsible for its energy use and all expanded electrical infrastructure needed for the project.
Posted ordinance and agreement; signature/date review pending.
Section I.A.5, page 6Each supply tier specifies 45 psi water pressure and a fire flow of 2,500 gallons per minute.
Approval recorded; original agreement and counterpart review pending; repeat fetch redirect loop, retrieval pending.
Section 2, page 3The developer may have to extend the sanitary sewer at its expense and pay approximately $617,667.50 plus interest for an earlier extension. A recapture agreement can recover a proportionate share from later users.
City, owner and developer signatures visually verified across the separate counterpart pages 10–11. The original agreement is recorded as document 2023007068.
Section Section 4, added Section 8.3, page 6Microsoft must fund and construct the required water mains, wastewater discharge line, pumps and storage. If actual operations need more capacity than the engineering study assumed, Microsoft must pay for a new study and the additional improvements.
The city agenda includes the full fourth amendment as Exhibit 1 to Resolution 2023-2323. Its signature fields are blank; the operative text and engineering exhibits have been reviewed.
Section 6.2–6.3 and 6.6, page 11Open each record for its source, status and missing documents.
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