Local authorities & territories

Boost your territory's appeal with data centers that are sovereign, sustainable and value-creating.

As an independent trusted advisor, we help elected officials and public decision-makers understand, frame and master data center projects.

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A strategic opportunity

A data center on your territory means three levers to activate together

Digital sovereignty

Data infrastructure mastered locally, serving the resilience and technological independence of the territory.

Economic appeal

Investment, skilled jobs, lasting tax revenue, and a place on the French and European digital map.

Energy transition

Renewable energy and waste-heat recovery, integrated into your territorial decarbonation strategy.

01 — Why now

Data centers are redrawing the economic map of territories

Demand for compute capacity (cloud, AI, data sovereignty) is soaring. Territories that organise to host it today gain a head start — provided they keep control.

Data sovereignty

Host the strategic data of public and private players locally, close to where it is used.

Direct economic impact

Long-term investment, job creation and new tax revenue for the local authority.

Energy optimisation

Coupling with renewables and waste-heat recovery to supply networks and buildings.

Digital attractiveness

A connected territory that draws in companies, talent and innovation ecosystems.

Data center campus on a redeveloped industrial zone

02 — The opportunity

Value to capture… if you keep control

Hosting a data center is not just a land question. It is a strategic decision whose value depends on the framework you set.

Lasting tax resources

Local taxation and durable returns, throughout the mandate and beyond.

Digital reindustrialisation

Turning brownfields and business zones into high-value digital assets.

Infrastructure synergies

Bringing together the energy and fibre networks already present on the territory.

03 — Our approach

Turnkey support, from strategy to operation

A single point of contact to structure the decision and secure every stage of the project.

  1. 01

    Territorial feasibility study

    Assessing potential: land, energy, networks, acceptability and local stakes.

  2. 02

    Land & energy sourcing

    Identifying relevant sites and available power connection points.

  3. 03

    Technical & environmental design

    Sizing, energy efficiency, and landscape and regulatory integration.

  4. 04

    Economic modelling

    Assessing returns, the investment model and negotiation conditions.

  5. 05

    Project steering

    Coordinating stakeholders, from siting through to commissioning.

A single point of contact, from strategy to operation.

04 — Our commitment

A strategic, independent and educational approach

We are not project developers. We defend exclusively the interest of the local authority, giving you the keys to an informed decision.

Total independence

No ties to operators: objective advice, serving your territory alone.

Objective, clear analysis

An independent assessment framework to evaluate each project on the facts.

Trust and dialogue

An educational stance that eases dialogue with citizens and operators.

Stronger political credibility

A documented, defensible decision that secures public action.

05 — Sustainable & responsible

Data centers serving the territory's transition

A data center's footprint can become a resource: well designed, it powers the territory instead of merely drawing on it.

Lower carbon footprint

Frugal design, low-carbon power and energy-efficiency steering (PUE).

Waste-heat recovery

Channelling heat to district networks, pools, greenhouses or public buildings.

Integration with territorial strategies

Alignment with your climate-air-energy plans and transition goals.

Waste-heat recovery feeding greenhouses and a district heating network

06 — Use cases

The best-positioned territories

Some territorial contexts offer particularly strong potential for a successful project.

Industrial zones in transition

Brownfields and business zones to be turned into digital assets.

High renewable-energy potential

Access to abundant, competitive renewable energy.

Proximity to fibre hubs

Existing connectivity and high-performance network connection points.

Sovereignty strategy

Authorities committed to digital resilience and independence.

07 — Why Digital2060

A partner to structure complex decisions

Strategic & technical expertise

Dual mastery of project structuring and data center engineering.

Long-term vision — 2060 horizon

Decisions built to last beyond the mandate and technology cycles.

Public-private partnerships

Used to aligning the public interest with economic stakeholders.

Accelerating complex projects

A method that saves time where projects tend to stall.

08 — Key figures

What a project can represent for your territory

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Energy capacity valorised

Indicative orders of magnitude — to be refined during the framing workshop.

First step

A no-commitment first step

Before any decision, we set out a shared diagnosis and an independent reading of the opportunity for your territory.

  • Shared diagnosis of territorial potential
  • Independent project assessment framework
  • Support in negotiating with operators
  • Support for the final decision, in full autonomy

Dedicated contact

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Denis Ben Soussan

Director of Territorial Development

Your privileged point of contact to discuss, in full confidentiality, the potential of your territory.

contact@digital2060.com

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