For Data Center Operators & Developers
Proposed Compliance Requirements
The proposed Green Code Protocol mandate requires large data center facilities to adopt closed-loop cooling and contribute to municipal water infrastructure. No ordinance has passed. This is a proposal under active review.
Scope of Proposed Mandate
Applies to facilities above the proposed capacity threshold under the GCTS-1 framework.
● PROPOSED — Awaiting ordinance
Cooling Mandate
Facilities above 10 MW capacity must adopt closed-loop cooling systems — eliminating once-through water consumption (open-loop evaporative cooling).
Zero-discharge alternative cooling systems (ZLD architecture) satisfy the requirement.
● PROPOSED — Funding mechanism
Zero-Taxpayer Compliance Fee
Facilities meeting the cooling mandate contribute to the municipal acoustic sensor network via a developer compliance fee structure. No general fund appropriation required from the city or county.
Proposed Phase-In Timeline
All phases are PROPOSED — subject to council adoption and permitting approval.
Approved Cooling Alternatives
● PROPOSED — Qualifying alternative
Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
ZLD architecture satisfies the closed-loop cooling requirement. Eliminates municipal water consumption entirely. Detailed ZLD engineering specifications in separate technical brief.
● PROPOSED — Qualifying alternative
Closed-Loop Chiller Systems
Air-cooled or dry-cooled chiller systems meeting the proposed PUE/WUE thresholds qualify. Thermodynamic modeling available in PE Data Room (gated).
PE Data Room
Detailed financial and thermodynamic modeling for qualified investors and operators.
● PROPOSED — Gated documents
Project Obsidian — Technical & Financial Documents
The PE Data Room contains detailed CapEx modeling, PUE/WUE formulas, thermodynamic simulations, and sensitivity analysis for a proposed 50 MW NVL72-class retrofit scenario ($395M–$435M modeled CapEx range). ● MODELED — sensitivity analysis