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Land, Permitting, and Environmental

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act is the federal environmental review framework for federal actions. Data center projects may encounter NEPA when federal permits, funding, land, or agency actions are involved.

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Gross lease

Gross lease is a lease structure where rent includes most operating expenses, subject to negotiated details. It can make budgeting simpler for tenants but shifts expense risk to the landlord unless there are caps, stops, or exclusions.

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Restudy

Restudy is a repeated or revised interconnection study after material changes, withdrawals, assumptions changes, or queue shifts. Restudies can change cost, schedule, and deliverability even after earlier study results looked favorable.

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SLA

Service Level Agreement defines measurable service commitments such as uptime, response time, power availability, temperature range, or connectivity performance. The details matter more than the headline percentage because exclusions, remedies, measurement points, and notice requirements control real value.

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