Methodology

How InfraScore is calculated.

Eleven scored dimensions, including a GreenScore for carbon and sustainability. Sourced references. Confidence bands where data is thin. This page is the public reference for how every Digital Infrastructure report is built.

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The eleven dimensions

What we score, and what each dimension measures.

Every Digital Infrastructure report evaluates against a subset of these dimensions. The Blueprint integrates all eleven.

DIM 01

Land & Site

Acreage, zoning, permitting, expansion potential, environmental constraints.

DIM 02

Grid & Utility

Utility capacity, substation proximity, transmission access, interconnection queue, service timeline.

DIM 03

Generation

Turbines, SOFC, backup generation, CHP, fuel supply, firm power posture.

DIM 04

Storage

BESS sizing, UPS, peak shaving, runtime, grid support, microgrid integration.

DIM 05

Electrical

Switchgear, transformers, MV distribution, PDUs, protection, controls, redundancy.

DIM 06

Thermal

HVAC, chillers, CRAH / CRAC, liquid cooling readiness, heat rejection, water systems.

DIM 07

Network

Fiber routes, carrier access, dark fiber, cloud onramps, IX proximity, route diversity.

DIM 08

Facility

Existing structures, datacenter readiness, brownfield conversion, physical security posture.

DIM 09

Compute

AI workload fit, inference suitability, GPU readiness, orchestration model.

DIM 10

Carbon & Sustainability

Grid carbon intensity, Scope 1/2/3 exposure, PPA and clean-energy pathway, embodied carbon, water use effectiveness (WUE), heat reuse, and reporting readiness (GHG Protocol, CSRD, SEC climate).

DIM 11

Financeability

Deployment timeline, risk matrix, capital plan, operating model, commercial use cases.

GreenScore

Carbon & sustainability, scored on the same 0–100 scale.

Dimension 10 — Carbon & Sustainability — rolls up as the site's GreenScore. It sits alongside the other nine so buyers, capital partners, and regulators can read climate posture without a separate ESG report.

Grid carbon intensity

Hourly / annual gCO₂e per kWh from regional ISO / utility data.

Clean-energy pathway

PPA availability, on-site renewables, 24/7 CFE feasibility, REC posture.

Scope 1 exposure

On-site combustion — turbines, generators, boilers — annualized emissions.

Scope 2 exposure

Purchased electricity emissions, location-based and market-based.

Scope 3 signals

Embodied carbon in structure, batteries, and IT hardware refresh cycles.

Water & heat

WUE, cooling water source, heat reuse and district-heating potential.

Reporting readiness

Alignment with GHG Protocol, CSRD, SEC climate, and buyer ESG covenants.

Scoring band

What a score actually means.

A number without a band is decoration. Every InfraScore is delivered with the band it falls in and the specific constraints driving it.

80 – 100

Ready

Investable with standard diligence. Minor constraints noted.

60 – 79

Conditional

Actionable with a defined plan. Specific gaps flagged.

40 – 59

Constrained

Material issues requiring resolution before capital.

0 – 39

Not viable

Fundamental barriers on one or more dimensions.

Source quality

Where the data comes from.

Every claim in a Digital Infrastructure report is traceable. Where evidence is thin, we mark a confidence band rather than infer.

Publicly filed utility interconnection queues and tariffs
USGS, FEMA, EPA, state environmental and floodplain data
State PUC filings and integrated resource plans
Carrier route maps, IX and cloud onramp registries
Local zoning ordinances and permitting records
Site-provided drawings, correspondence, and utility responses

Governance

How we keep this credible.

Independent methodology

InfraScore is not funded by any developer, utility, or capital partner. Scores are not for sale.

Versioned and dated

Current version: v1.1. Last updated 2026-07-14. Prior versions available on request.

Confidence bands

Every score carries a confidence band derived from source quality and data completeness.

Buyer-visible sources

Every report includes a source appendix. The buyer can retrace the analysis.

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