Data center decision guides
Practical methods for comparing markets, qualifying sites and evaluating the evidence behind a data center opportunity.
Published by PowerlandMap. Each guide explains the decision, the information needed and the limits of the analysis, with links to its public sources.
Decision guides
Start with the question you need to answer
Data center site selection: build an evidence-based shortlist
A practical data center site selection workflow covering capacity, power, land, permits, timing and the evidence required to qualify a shortlist.
Power infrastructure for data centers: what a map can establish
Understand how generation, substations and transmission maps support data center screening, and what must be confirmed by the network operator.
Compare data center intelligence platforms by the decision you need
An evaluation framework for PowerlandMap, DC Byte and Baxtel using coverage, capacity definitions, evidence, power context and commercial requirements.
Compare data center CAPEX and OPEX without mixing cost scopes
A practical framework for comparing facility CAPEX, IT hardware and electricity OPEX, with a clearly labelled worked energy example.
European data center market intelligence: compare markets on evidence
Screen European data center markets using stage, capacity basis, power context, electricity references, timing and evidence completeness.