Data Center Real Estate: Powering the Future with Smart Site Selection
We understand that data center real estate is only as valuable as the power that supports it. Without a secure and scalable power source, even the best-located property is just land. That’s why we go beyond traditional real estate approaches—identifying, securing, and optimizing power availability to ensure every site is ready for data center development.
Key Areas of Expertise
Power as the Core Focus
We take a power-first approach, ensuring every site is viable for a data center and aligned with utility power availability. This includes:
- Identifying Stranded Power – We locate underutilized power capacity in land and existing facilities, unlocking the potential for new data centers.
- Securing Power Commitments – We ensure that electrical power is reserved and available when needed through power placement agreements (PPAs).
- Utility Partnerships – We collaborate with utility providers and municipalities to assess available power and required infrastructure upgrades.
Entitled Powered Land: Ready for Development
Speed to market is critical in the data center industry. hi-tequity streamlines the entire entitlement process, handling:
- Zoning and permitting.
- Utility agreements and infrastructure planning.
- Economic development and tax incentive negotiations.
We do the heavy lifting upfront, ensuring that end users and operators can move quickly to development once a site is secured.
Utility Transformers & HV Breakers: Accelerating Deployment
With rising demand and long lead times on large-scale utility transformers, securing essential equipment can be a significant roadblock. hi-tequity bridges the gap by:
- Delivering high-voltage transformers in under 5 months, compared to the industry’s standard 24-36-month lead time.
- Providing full integration of transformers, high-voltage breakers, and switchgear to enable seamless power distribution.
- Coordinating with utilities to ensure power infrastructure is adequately designed and installed.
hi-tequity's Approach to Data Center Development
hi-tequity delivers strategic data center solutions through three distinct development pathways.
- Our Brownfield approach repurposes existing buildings, offering faster deployment and lower capital investment by leveraging established infrastructure while upgrading electrical and mechanical systems to meet modern data center requirements.
- The Powered Shell strategy provides the pre-established electrical infrastructure in purpose-built facilities, balancing customization capabilities with accelerated timelines. Clients can tailor cooling, security, and layouts while benefiting from existing power connections.
- Our Greenfield development creates facilities from the ground up on undeveloped land, enabling optimized design, strategic site selection, and future-proof construction despite more extended initial planning periods. Through these complementary approaches, hi-tequity delivers tailored solutions that align with each client’s timeline, budget, and long-term technical requirements.
Why Choose Hi-tequity?
- 40+ years of industry expertise in data center development.
- Deep relationships with utility providers, municipalities, and contractors.
- A power-first approach that ensures real estate is truly ready for data centers.
- Proven track record in fast-tracking entitled land and securing power commitments.
At hi-tequity, we don’t just find land—we make it viable for data center success.
Let’s build the future of high-performance, power-ready data centers together.