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Datacenter Deal Prequal Scorecard

Twenty questions across our four tests, installed, powered, paid and recovered, with a Green, Yellow or Red grade on each and the rules that turn the grades into a decision.

  • Seven knockouts to ask in the first five minutes
  • Twenty questions with a strong answer and a red flag for each
  • Scoring rules and the documents a lender will ask for
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