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<br />Economic Analysis <br />This section contains an economic business case for a prospective provider to purchase and build on the <br />proposed parcel. <br />Assumptions <br />The following assumptions were used in deriving a sample economic costs to acquire, develop, and <br />operate a data center on the proposed parcel. The actual design will be up to the purchaser. The design <br />intended to demonstrate the cost-effective economics of building in Centerville, MN. <br /> Data center design: Tier III, concurrently maintainable facility <br /> The buyer purchases the entire 20-acre parcel. <br /> Modular construction with pre-cast tilt-up panels allows the buyer to scale the facility as the <br />business grows, thus reducing the initial construction investment risk. <br /> Two financial models: 5kW per rack and 10kW per rack <br /> MEP design: 2N electrical and mechanical. <br /> Utility construction costs: Excipio assumed a rate of $150 per kW. <br /> Cost per kWh: $.08 <br /> Cooling design: Air-cooled chiller with free cooling, conservatively producing a PUE of 1.4 <br /> Telecommunications: The cost of the network connections is heavily dependent on the <br />bandwidth and the technologies desired by the owner; thus, the telecom costs are not <br />included in the cost estimates <br /> Initial Design: One of four potential buildings for the site <br /> City Fees: Fees are detailed out in the Appen <br />included as part of the General Contractor fees <br /> <br />Figure EA-1: Site Master Plan <br /> <br />2020 MTC DCLM DC Model (1) Page 10 of 20 <br /> 2020 Excipio Consulting, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This document is proprietary and confidential and may not be duplicated, <br />redistributed, or displayed to any other party without the expressed written permission of Excipio Consulting LLC. <br /> <br />