BLS & Co. understands the exacting requirements and risk intolerance of mission critical operations. Our in-house team of utility experts has decades of experience in assessing sites; modeling utility costs; designing renewable energy strategies, structuring service agreements and commodity purchase agreements; and managing infrastructure improvements.
Combining our specialized utility advisory services with the incentives expertise and analytical rigor we bring to all our projects, BLS is uniquely positioned to assist users and developers by removing risk, time and cost from data center and other mission critical facility projects.
BLS & Co. identified and qualified nine "Data Center Qualified Sites" for American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), one of the nation's largest utilities.
BLS & Co. and its energy services affiliate, Sugarloaf Associates, identified nine "Data Center Qualified Sites" for American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), one of the nation's largest utilities. After a comprehensive review of locations across AEP's 11-state territory, BLS & Co. qualified sites with reliable and redundant power supply, strong fiber networks, low disaster risks and a business-friendly climate.
The team designed a three-phase evaluation process that analyzed the electric supply and capacity, access to long and short-haul fiber providers, water availability, electric costs, tax exemptions and incentives, demographics, vendor/supplier networks and the ability to complete construction within 18 months.
As an extra step, a third-party engineering company modeled each site's ability to accommodate a 100,000-square-foot raised-floor data center designed to current industry standards.
BLS/Sugarloaf also completed an analysis of sites in 2 states for AEP data center / operations facility. The team review the infrastructure, both manmade and natural disaster risks and the proximity of service providers to support a data center.
Short-listed locations: Ohio, Louisiana, Texas, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma
BLS & Co. has represented Citigroup on projects throughout North America.
BLS has represented Citigroup on projects throughout North America for over 20 years. Starting with Citi’s initial presence in Tampa, BLS developed and implemented incentives strategies in support of diverse projects, ranging from data centers to enterprise services facilities, across a broad footprint, including Florida, Texas, Ohio, New York and New Jersey.
Most recently, BLS has supported Citi on a multi-phased portfolio optimization process in the NY Metro area, including multiple incentives transactions, ongoing monitoring of legislation and regulations, and intervention in policy making. BLS also represented Citi in securing incentives in support of its recent decision to expand in the Tampa market.
Locations: Florida, Texas, Ohio, New York, New Jersey
BLS & Co. conducted a thorough review of Florida Power & Light’s 35-county territory to pre-qualify sites for data centers and other mission-critical facilities.
BLS & Co. and its energy services affiliate Sugarloaf Associates conducted a thorough review of Florida Power & Light’s 35-county territory to pre-qualify sites for data centers and mission-critical facilities. Four diverse sites were selected. The sites offer a unique combination of factors desired by today’s mission critical and data center operations, including highly reliable and redundant power and fiber infrastructures, competitive cost structures, and locations insulated from manmade and natural risks.
BLS/SLA also provided advisory service and expert witness in the development of a new FPL electric economic development rider for data centers and large manufacturing plants in Florida's FPL territory.