Zoning Data Center Moat
Zoning regulations have become the primary limiting factor for United States data center expansion, leading to soaring land values and depressed internal rates of return.
Zoning As Asset
geographic shift
regulatory
supply constraint
Zoning-as-asset signifies that pre-approved, shovel-ready status, particularly for power and land access, now creates a critical competitive moat for hyperscale and edge facilities, impacting everything from site selection to infrastructure deployment.
virginia datacenter tax
Virginia forfeited $1.6 billion in state tax revenue during fiscal year 2025 due to datacenter tax exemptions, a figure that has more than doubled year-over-year amid rapid AI-driven construction.
Prologis Data Center
Prologis is proposing the development of a substantial 600-acre data center campus located in Indiana.