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This is interesting. A friend and I talked about a similar idea about 10 years ago where we thought about buying gas stations that were going out of business to
by edwhitesell 8y ago
This is interesting. A friend and I talked about a similar idea about 10 years ago where we thought about buying gas stations that were going out of business to turn into mini data centers. These would have been the smaller, sometimes Mom & Pop places that were obsoleted as the larger Truck Stop looking stations moved in.
We thought already having underground fuel tanks and permits would be a meaningful start. Also, already being at or near major roadways, etc would make fiber access easier.
But, life got in the way and we never went anywhere with it.
- NickNameNick 8y agoThe major end-of-life event for smaller gas stations near me is the underground tanks becoming uncertifiable. You may have found that the existing infrastructure was a liability, not an asset.
- tomcam 8y agoCan confirm at least in the state of WA. There are some beautifully located former gas stations centered insome very expensive real estate for that reason.
- Spooky23 8y agoStay away. 80% of these sites are toxic dumps with plumes of leaked gas in the earth. Not fun when they go to dig up the road in a few years and you’re held partially responsible for the pollution. The out of the way places I would look for are schools, libraries, and youth prisons. In many areas between ERate and the Obama stimulus a lot of fiber was run for education and telemedicine. Sometimes counties received grants for fiber rings for school and police purposes as well.