Infrastructure

GigaTown districts require coordinated infrastructure planning across power, connectivity, transportation, utilities, security, and buildings. Understanding these systems is essential for successful district development.

Power Infrastructure

Grid connections, generation assets, and distribution systems that enable compute operations.

Transmission interconnection

High-voltage connections to regional grid

Substations

Step-down and distribution substations

Generation assets

On-site or adjacent power generation

Renewable integration

Solar, wind, and storage integration

Backup power

Redundant power and UPS systems

Power quality

Conditioning and power factor correction

Connectivity Infrastructure

Fiber, carrier facilities, and network infrastructure serving the district.

Fiber routes

Multiple diverse fiber paths to carriers

Meet-me facilities

Carrier-neutral interconnection points

Wireless infrastructure

5G and microwave backhaul

Network redundancy

Diverse routing and failover

District broadband

High-speed access throughout district

Edge compute

Distributed compute for low-latency applications

Transportation and Access

Roads, logistics corridors, and mobility infrastructure.

Highway access

Proximity to major transportation routes

Internal roads

District circulation and access

Heavy load routes

Equipment delivery and construction access

Transit connections

Workforce transportation options

Parking facilities

Employee and visitor parking

Fleet staging

Construction and operations vehicle areas

Water and Utilities

Water supply, wastewater, and district utility systems.

Water supply

Municipal or private water systems

Wastewater

Sanitary and process water treatment

Stormwater

Drainage and detention systems

Natural gas

Pipeline access for generation

District heating

Waste heat distribution networks

Cooling systems

Shared cooling infrastructure

Security and Safety

Physical security, emergency response, and safety systems.

Perimeter security

Fencing, access control, surveillance

Access management

Credentialing and visitor systems

Fire suppression

Detection and suppression systems

Emergency response

Coordination with local services

Weather resilience

Hardening against severe weather

Cybersecurity

Network and facility security

Buildings and Structures

Data halls, support buildings, and commercial structures.

Data halls

Purpose-built compute facilities

Support buildings

Operations, maintenance, training

Commercial buildings

Retail, office, hospitality

Residential structures

Apartments, townhomes, lodging

Industrial buildings

Logistics, staging, equipment

Public facilities

Community and civic buildings

GridCore: Compute Campus Infrastructure Framework

GridCore is the repeatable framework for planning and delivering modern data center campuses. It coordinates land, power, buildings, cooling, connectivity, safety, security, operations, and commercial delivery as one governed campus system.

Within a GigaTown district, compute campuses are typically developed using the GridCore framework, ensuring consistent standards and proven delivery approaches.

Learn About GridCore

GridCore Coordinates:

  • Land acquisition and site preparation
  • Power interconnection and distribution
  • Building design and construction
  • Cooling systems and efficiency
  • Connectivity and network infrastructure
  • Safety and security systems
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Commercial delivery and tenant services

Infrastructure Partnership Opportunities

GigaTown districts require partnerships with infrastructure providers across power, connectivity, utilities, and services. If you have infrastructure capabilities or assets to contribute, we'd like to discuss opportunities.