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1 Community & Economic Development Conference
Siting Data Centers APPA Community & Economic Development Conference Tuesday – July 31, 2007

2 Agenda What is driving all this data center activity?
What are data center clients “looking for” in a location? What role can a utility play in the site location process?

3 Data Center Drivers Data Center Demand is Growing Why?
Government Regulations Sarbanes-Oxley HIPPA Federal Reserve / Dept. of Treasury / SEC Corporate Requirements Growth / Acquisitions / Consolidations Disaster Recovery Business Drivers Internet Traffic Growth Multimedia Growth VOIP Growth

4 Site Selection Criteria
Phases of the Site Selection Definition of Need Types of Data Centers Mission Critical Facilities Internal Operations Centers Customer Service Centers Hosting Centers Shared Data Centers Tiers of Data Centers

5 Support Space to Critical Space Construction Costs / Sq. Ft.
Data Center “Tiers” Reliability Tier Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Type Company Server Provider Intrernet & Corporate Corporate & Security Delivery Paths 1 2 Redundancy N N+1 2N+1 Support Space to Critical Space 20% 30% 80% 100% Watts/Sq. Ft. 30-50 70-100 150 300 Construction Costs / Sq. Ft. $450 $600 $900 $1,100 Example Your Utility Bank Lowes Microsoft

6 Site Selection Criteria
Phases of the Site Selection Screening Process National Level Risk Talent Electric Regional Level Electric Accessibility Telecommunications Local Level Quality of Life Incentives Telecommunications Site Specific Requirements

7 What Role Can You Play? Demonstrate you have… Capacity Diversity
Reliability Ability to Deliver Cost Commitment

8 What Role Can You Play? Demonstrate you can help with… Coordination
Electric Natural Gas Water Communications “Usable” Incentives Permitting Tax Abatements Utility Infrastructure Road Improvements

9 What Role Can You Play? Target your efforts Demonstrate you can…
Be Prepared Be Timely Be Available Be Committed

10 Contact Information: Tom Long CPS Energy Thank You…


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