Derisk your data center
in minutes, not weeks
Find red flags early. Spark shows you what could stop a project and what to do next, backed by cited local records and expert-reviewed diligence.
Download a diligence report on any county, township, or parcel.
Zoning, community sentiment, moratoria, and political stakeholders, with every finding linked to its source.
Trusted by leading data center & energy infrastructure developers
Metrics from data center, power, and energy developers on Spark
Multiple ways to work with Spark
Use the platform yourself, or have experts deliver the finished work.
Software platform
Development, land, and permitting teams screening many sites across jurisdictions.
- Site screening and diligence summaries
- Sentiment heatmaps and change alerts
- Project database with cited records
- Data room and document diligence
Expert-reviewed reports
Teams heading into a specific site or approval, and investors or acquirers underwriting a project.
From site screening to development decisions
Decide which sites to advance, what approvals they need, who will weigh in, and what has changed since you last looked.
Screen sites
Compare prospective sites on land use, zoning, and the record of past projects nearby.
Understand approvals
See what each jurisdiction requires, from zoning ordinances to active and proposed moratoria.
Read the community
Track sentiment and opposition from local authorities, town hall meetings, and social media.
Diligence deals and portfolios
Review a data room or a portfolio of sites and surface red flags, gaps, and next steps.
Screen sites. Navigate approvals. Monitor what changes.
From first screen to groundbreaking, and everything that changes after.
Uncover the risks conventional diligence misses
The records that decide whether a project gets built are scattered across 20,000+ jurisdictions: commissioner meeting videos, zoning ordinances, project filings, local news. Spark collects them, keeps them current, and ties every finding to its source, so you're the first to know what's changed.
Every answer cites its source
Generic AI tools guess. Spark shows its work, so you can verify any finding in one click.
Every finding links to the source
Zoning rules, moratoria, votes, and opposition signals each link to the exact document they came from.
Built bottom-up, not projected
Catch the local nuances at every site. We answer from what happens on the ground, not with inaccurate projections.
Ready for investors and executives
Exportable briefs for decision-makers, investors, and buyers at the touch of a button.
Example finding
Are data centers permitted on this parcel?
Data centers require a conditional use permit in the I-2 district1. Commissioners discussed a temporary moratorium in March but tabled it2, and two residents spoke against noise at the last hearing3.
Developer testimonials: faster decisions, better site outcomes
How best-in-class developers accelerate their projects with Spark
“Spark's data is part of how we screen sites. It helps us spot local opposition and moratorium risk early.”
“Spark AI has transformed how we approach renewable energy projects, combining cutting-edge AI with insightful diligence tools. It's been a game-changer, speeding up our evaluations and improving site selection accuracy.”
“Spark has significantly enhanced our development efforts at Stellera. The platform's ability to efficiently analyze critical project variables allows us to identify opportunities with greater accuracy and speed.”
“Spark AI is excellent at quickly accessing current information on moratoriums, zoning, opposition, etc., in counties where we plan to develop new projects. It saves significant time and provides better results than manual research.”
“Using Spark, I was able to finish a project in days that otherwise would have taken 3 weeks. Spark is a great tool for navigating complex documents. It saves time, energy, and is very simple to use.”
Built by experts in energy infrastructure & AI software
Our team hails from top technology + energy companies and academic institutions
FAQ
Spark is not just site screening. It's permitting + zoning + local sentiment intelligence you use alongside GIS and mapping tools: Spark answers "can we actually get this built here?" with evidence-backed outputs (ordinance language, moratoria, process steps, red flags), not just a score.
Core differences:
- Zoning + permitting depth: Spark scans and structures ordinances, land use codes, moratoria, meeting minutes/agendas, filings, and other local records.
- Sentiment as a first-class risk signal: Spark tracks community opposition signals that often show up online (on social media, for example) before hearings.
- Auditable, repeatable diligence: crawl → extract → normalize → index → cite, so outputs remain traceable to sources instead of "best-effort" summaries.
Yes. Alongside the platform, Spark delivers expert-reviewed permit matrices, stakeholder reports, and project diligence. A domain expert reviews each report and walks you through it on a call, typically in about 7 business days.
ChatGPT and Claude are general-purpose models that generate text word by word, optimized to sound coherent rather than to be complete, reproducible, or verifiable. Even when they “cite” a source, the answer is still generated probabilistically, so a claim may not actually come from that document, and they can blend in training data (for example, confusing two of the 32 Washington Counties in the U.S.). Spark works the other way around: instead of a one-off web search each time you ask, it continuously collects a terabyte-scale database of zoning ordinances, meeting minutes, filings, and local news from known sources. Purpose-built extractors pull out what matters for permitting (by-right vs. conditional use, setbacks, moratoria, decommissioning, noise rules), and every finding links to the exact page it came from. The same question on the same data returns the same answer, so results hold up in investment committee and diligence. When the evidence isn't there, Spark shows the relevant excerpts or tells you what it couldn't find instead of inventing an answer. It also watches for changes and alerts you to new ordinances, moratoria, and agendas, which a chat session can't do on its own. Documents you upload are covered by zero data retention and SOC 2 controls.
Spark updates its data daily, continuously scanning authoritative public sources (AHJ sites, agendas/minutes, filings, local news) and storing each finding with a citation and timestamp.
Nationwide coverage across all 50 U.S. states, down to county and township levels (where online public-source presence exists).
Spark supports utility-scale solar, storage (BESS), and data centers. It also supports broader infrastructure diligence via the permitting matrix workflow (including wind, natural gas, and beyond).
Spark is built for diligence-grade security and traceability:
- Zero Data Retention: uploaded permitting/zoning/M&A documents are not stored or shared with any AI model provider for training.
- Enterprise-grade security practices: encryption, access controls, and audit logging consistent with enterprise expectations.
- Citations without exposure: answers include page-level citations, but references remain inside the secure workspace; underlying documents don't leave that environment.
No. Uploaded documents are not used to train AI models and are not shared with model providers for training.
There are two ways to buy. The software platform is an annual subscription, priced by seats and usage. Expert-reviewed reports are priced per report. Book a call and we'll quote based on your needs.
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