Every data center project generates an enormous amount of information: engineering reports, environmental filings, utility dockets, tax incentive applications, economic impact studies and public statements. Different workloads require different infrastructure. Every data center project should present a clear, project-level accounting of what flows into and out of the host community over time. The next competitive advantage in data center development may not be another megawatt of capacity or another acre of land. It may be the ability to explain a project’s local balance sheet before someone else defines it for you.