Utilities

POWER

Rates 15% below the national average

5.4 – 6.05 cents per kWh or below, depending on user profile

Favorable power generation mix with more than 33% from renewable energy, mostly wind power

No general rate increases through 2021

New electric rate with the ability to serve 100% of data centers over 20 MW with renewable energy

99.987% system wide reliability over last 10 years

WE DON’T NEED A VALLEY. WE HAVE A SILICON PRAIRIE ALL OUR OWN. With one of the nation’s lowest TCO’s, we are home to a wide slate of shovel-ready sites – low-cost, reliable green energy and a skilled IT workforce.

A collection of industry giants with data centers right here.

ACI WORLDWIDE

CABELA’S

CENTURYLINK

CONAGRA FOODS

COSENTRY

FACEBOOK

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

FIRST DATA

FIRST NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

GOOGLE

INTERPUBLIC GROUP

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ADVERTISED MEDIA

MUTUAL OF OMAHA

NEBRASKA COLOCATION CENTERS

SCOTT DATA CENTER

TRAVELERS COMPANIES

UNION PACIFIC

US STRATCOM GLOBAL OPERATION CENTER

VERIZON

WIPRO

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Data Centered

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Diversity of carriers (40+) with multiple POPs

100+ Gig local and long-haul connectivity; dark fiber or lit service

FAVORABLE CLIMATE

7,000+ hours free cooling

Omaha average annual temperature of 51 degrees

Abundant water

Fast track permitting

Low risk for natural disaster

Existing power parks for new construction

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Tax Incentives Personal property tax exemptions cover all servers and equipment (electrical back-up, temperature equipment)

Large data center projects (30 jobs and $203 million cap investment) can also apply for a real property tax refund

Sales tax credits and refunds for computers, equipment, peripherals, utility bills, and new real estate construction

Corporate income tax credits, compensation credits (for payroll withholding tax liability), and training grants

Incentives are a contract with the State of Nebraska and cannot be revoked. They are stackable and designed exclusively for data centers, with sequential applications allowed to extend benefi ts.

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One of the top 13 FASTEST GROWING TECH HUBS

in the U.S. Uncubed.com – Feb. 2015

Central US location offers excellent telecom connectivity to major national markets and minimizes commercial fl ight times for company personnel.

Workforce

AFFORDABLE

Average wage of information technology positions is 8% below national average

AVAILABLE

15,000+ Information Technology and Data Center professionals in the Omaha area

SKILLED

More than 112,000 students from 27 colleges and universities within a 50-mile radius of Omaha; Data Center curriculum including critical facilities and IT associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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30+ COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE OMAHA – GREATER OMAHA