Carson is the guest again, this time on The Best Ever CRE Show with Richard McGirr. The headline says it plainly: power is the new land. A parcel that can get megawatts delivered is worth a multiple of the same dirt without them, and that gap is where owners and investors are making or missing millions.
Richard and Carson get specific about the real bottlenecks shaping the market right now, and why a site that looks perfect on a map can still sit for years.
We covered:
- Substations, gas pipelines, zoning, and easements: the bottlenecks that decide which sites get built
- Local politics and the growing pushback from communities worried about electricity prices, water use, and noise
- Why some sites move fast while others stall for years
- How option contracts and earnest money protect sellers through long entitlement timelines
- Why anonymity and confidentiality are often part of the deal
If you own land near transmission, a substation, or a gas line, the conversation is a good primer on what buyers will actually test before they put money down.
Thanks for having me on, Richard. (Richard was also a guest on EP 44 of Carson's Corner.)
Go deeper: Carson's owner's guides on data center real estate and data center land requirements walk through the site, power, and underwriting fundamentals discussed in this episode. For data center site evaluations, email Carson.
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Carson Jones
Carson Jones is the host of Carson's Corner, author of The Red Flag Playbook, a licensed commercial real estate advisor and business broker, and the founder of Passive Investments. He works with high-net-worth individuals, family offices, business owners, and sophisticated investors as a broker and principal.