Data Center Siting & Environmental Due Diligence | Transect

Transect’s annual 2026 developer survey reveals where solar, storage, wind, nuclear, and data center projects are heading next.

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Mitigate risks early when siting your data center

Find sites faster

Accelerate your site selection process with data-driven confidence

Avoid risk

Find sites with minimal environmental and permitting challenges

Better collaboration

Work more efficiently with consultants on site assessments

Discover and evaluate sites in minutes

Find sites that meet your siting criteria and generate comprehensive reports from your desktop to assess sites for a data center.

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Preview community sentiment

Assess the likelihood of community acceptance for your data center project through automated analyses of thousands of news articles, social media posts, online petitions, moratoriums, ordinances, and nearby project data to uncover sentiment trends and potential red flags.

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Locate fiber optic lines

Site your data center successfully with the locations of fiber optic lines, including their type, status, ownership information, and placement. The dataset also includes the locations and details of thousands of operational and in-development data centers.

View ERCOT offtake capacity estimates

Accelerate siting decisions for data center projects with Summer 2030 and 2032 N-0 and N-1 withdrawal capacity estimates at the bus level for thousands of substations across ERCOT.

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Confirm the buildable area of a project

Assess floodplains, topography, species, protected areas and other factors that can constrain buildability.

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Be aware of required permits

Get a detailed inventory of federal and state permits required for your data center site, with actionable recommendations.

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