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Research & Resources

Every quantitative claim on this site traces to a source on this page: our own design-basis documents and methodologies, and the independent research we consider essential reading. If you find a number on this site you cannot trace here, tell us and we will fix it.

Research Library

Lighthouse technical documents

To be produced.

Cooling system design basis
Closed-loop architecture, water usage calculation, make-up assumptions, efficiency benchmarks including the design basis for the water-efficiency comparison, and the electricity trade-off quantified.
To be produced
Power and storage operations methodology
Flexible load design, battery dispatch logic, marginal emissions methodology, and grid utilization modeling.
To be produced
Carbon accounting statement
Annual matching with new renewable supply, verification, and the hourly-matching roadmap.
To be produced
Acoustic design standard
Property-line limits, modeling approach, and boundary verification protocol.
To be produced
Community benefits framework
The instrument-by-jurisdiction approach and template terms.
To be produced
Per-project water balance and site plans
Updated on each project's tracker.
To be produced
Fiscal impact analysis
Precedents and Lighthouse projections for the property tax base, drawing on the Loudoun County record.
To be produced
Rate and bill impact modeling
The residential bill analysis behind the affordability claims, companion to the utilization methodology.
To be produced
Noise benchmarks explainer
What decibel levels mean, sourced to CDC benchmarks and WHO night noise targets.
To be produced
Generation-side water consumption
Independent research on the water consumed by thermoelectric generation and the lower water intensity of renewable supply, supporting the Environmental design water section.
To be produced
Community fund governance framework
How allocation decisions are made and reported, referenced by each project's community pages.
To be produced
Digital equity and data center development
Why digital inclusion belongs in the community benefits of data center development and how to make it work.
White paper in development

Research Library

Independent and government sources

Annotated links.

State regulatory frameworks and ratepayer protections
Applicable to each project's jurisdiction, linked from the relevant project pages.
Link pending
Citizens Research Council of Michigan Report 426, Data Centers in Michigan (June 2026)
Independent policy research on data center development, rates, water, and noise: the source for the rate-increase finding cited on Power strategy and Fact vs. Fiction.
Link pending
U.S. Energy Information Administration electricity price and demand data
Link pending
Federal and state sources cited on individual pages
Collected here with links.
Link pending

Insights

Expert analysis and thought leadership

Seed list — in development.

Why battery storage is the future of data center backup power
Gary W. Dorris
In development
How flexible data center loads can lower electricity prices for everyone
Gary W. Dorris
In development
What the fiscal precedents teach, and what they warn
Paul Saferstein
In development
Why quiet has to be designed in: what the noise record actually shows
In development
The water you can't see: generation-side water and why supply choice is water policy
In development
Don't judge 2026 infrastructure by 1970s assumptions
In development
Digital inclusion as a community benefit: what data center development can deliver
In development

News & Press

Press and media inquiries: [email protected]. Company announcements and press coverage, dated, with primary documents linked.