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Land, Permitting, and Environmental

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement is a detailed NEPA review for actions expected to significantly affect the human environment. An EIS can materially affect project timeline, alternatives analysis, public process, and mitigation commitments.

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Meet-me room

Meet-me room is a dedicated data center space where carriers, tenants, and network providers physically interconnect. It is a major value driver for colocation and latency-sensitive deployments because it reduces friction for network choice and cross-connects.

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GPU cluster

GPU cluster is a group of graphics processing units connected for AI, machine learning, or high-performance computing workloads. Cluster scale affects rack density, network topology, latency, cooling, and power ramp requirements.

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Air permit

Air permit authorizes emissions from regulated sources such as backup generators, testing, fuel systems, or construction activities. Generator-heavy data center designs can make air permitting a material path item and community issue.

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