📢 What’s new
We’re excited to introduce Data Center Policy Insights for Prospect. Community opposition is now a primary risk in data center site selection, often appearing in policy before a project is ever filed. While sentiment signals where a community stands, ordinances and moratoriums represent that sentiment hardened into law. This release unites both, helping teams evaluate intangible development constraints and de-risk site selection earlier.
New features:
- Data Center Ordinances layer (Policy Insights)
- New Data Center Favorability section in the layer catalog
Data Center Ordinances layer (Policy Insights)
The new Data Center Ordinances layer surfaces local ordinances, moratoriums, and pending legislation at the county level, so data center teams can see regulatory risk before committing to a site. Each entry is tagged by jurisdiction level (County, City, State), status (Active, Pending, Expired), and effective dates, with a plain-language description of what it covers.
How it works
In the layer catalog, open the Data Center Community Favorability section and toggle on the Ordinances layer. For the selected county, each ordinance appears with its jurisdiction level, status, effective date range, and a short description of what it affects, so teams can quickly tell an active moratorium from a pending proposal.
New Data Center Favorability section in the layer catalog
The Sentiment and Ordinances layers are now grouped under a single Data Center Community Favorability section in the layer catalog. This gives data center customers one destination to view how a community feels about a project and the policy environment that sentiment is shaping.
How it works
Navigate to the layer catalog and open the Data Center Community Favorability section. From there, toggle on the Sentiment and Ordinances layers to view them together for your area of interest.
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