The Landowner's Guide to AI Data Centers
How to evaluate an offer, protect your property, and negotiate before you sign — a plain-English guide for landowners approached by data center developers.
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About this e-book
Nobody wakes up hoping a data center developer calls today. The contact usually arrives sideways: a letter from a company you have never heard of, a broker asking whether you would ever consider selling, or an option agreement emailed after a ten-minute phone call. By then the developer has done its homework. This book is yours.
Written by Oklahoma attorney Amy Hayes for the rancher at the kitchen table and the CEO in the boardroom alike, it walks through the first paper you sign (NDAs, letters of intent, and options), purchase vs. ground lease vs. easement, compensation and escalators, power and substations, water and wells, taxes and incentives, assignment and decommissioning, how to research the developer, and the psychology of high-stakes negotiations — plus a negotiation checklist, a plain-English glossary, and a Fall 2026 update on what changed for landowners.
Fall 2026 edition, 90+ pages, delivered as an instant PDF download. Educational information only — not legal advice, and purchasing it does not create an attorney-client relationship.