Compute Lives Somewhere

Water

Reclaimed water requiredNon-potable purple-pipe for cooling makeup where a wet plant exists.
Closed-loop / dry heat rejectionPut the water question in the drawings, not the press release.
Public water reportingAnnual potable vs reclaimed vs evaporated, even if account-level records are shielded.
Waste heat reuse studyRequire a good-faith offtake study (campus, industry, district) before claiming it.

Dedicated electrical infrastructureUpgrades for the site are paid by the site, with clawbacks if it never loads.
Public power reportingIT MW vs facility MW, annual MWh, and peak hour. Queue MW is not this.
Grid-support batteriesStorage that can actually drop or shift load when ERCOT is tight.
Grid flexibility / demand responseA written curtailment path for non-critical load during grid emergencies.
Renewable procurementAdditionality, not a sticker on last year's REC.

Noise limitsDay/night dBA at the nearest residence, plus generator-test windows.
Residential setbacksDistance beats most after-the-fact mufflers.
Emergency coordinationFire chemistry, fuel, and a named liaison before the first battery lands.

Local hiring requirementConstruction and operations targets with actual reporting.
ApprenticeshipsElectricians are the scarce trade. Write the pipeline.
University partnershipsUTSA, Alamo Colleges, or others — scoped, not logo-only.
STEM investmentDollars, seats, and years. Not a one-day fair.
Supplier diversityLocal and SDVOSB participation that shows up in invoices.
Isolated local R&D padAn instrumented pad is a community asset only if it is isolated from paying load and actually used.