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Strategic Municipalities & Engagements

Garvey Labs partners with municipalities positioned at the intersection of strategic infrastructure opportunity and community-led economic growth. We bring the Grid-Positive Community Integration Framework to places ready to leverage their assets—transmission adjacency, skilled workforce, available land—and lead their own future.

Garvey Labs works with communities that see infrastructure development as an opportunity for economic growth and community leadership—not extraction. Our partnerships are built on authentic community engagement, shared governance, and long-term shared prosperity.

Active Engagements

Rocky Mount, NC

Active Public Engagement

Community-side strategic engagement supporting the development of hyperscale data center infrastructure in coordination with municipal leadership. Garvey Labs is leading public education, community coalition development (Communities United for Fair Development), and Framework implementation to ensure Grid-Positive standards in RFP and development agreement.

Status:
Active public engagement
Framework Focus:
Grid-Positive Community Integration; municipal infrastructure operator model; community workforce investment

In Negotiation

Minneapolis, MN

Strategic Development Discussions

Community-side strategic partnership exploring infrastructure-led economic opportunity. Garvey Labs is supporting municipal leadership and community stakeholders through strategic planning and engagement framework development.

Status:
Strategic development discussions
Framework Focus:
Community engagement; strategic infrastructure partnership; Grid-Positive Framework alignment

Appomattox, VA

Pre-Engagement Planning

Community-side strategic partnership supporting municipal leadership and community stakeholders through engagement infrastructure and strategic planning development.

Status:
Pre-engagement strategic planning
Framework Focus:
Community engagement; strategic planning; governance framework development

Joshua Falls, VA

Pre-Engagement Planning

Community-side strategic partnership supporting municipal leadership and community stakeholders through engagement infrastructure and strategic planning development.

Status:
Pre-engagement strategic planning
Framework Focus:
Community engagement; strategic planning; governance framework development

Emerging Opportunities

Communities strategically positioned for infrastructure-led economic growth. Transmission-adjacent locations with the assets, talent, and vision to lead their own economic future.

Petersburg, VA

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

Danville, VA

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

Gary, IN

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

Chester, PA

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

Camden, NJ

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

East St. Louis, IL

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

Emporia, VA

Strategic infrastructure partnership opportunity

The Three Strategic Assets

Every community we partner with brings three core strengths:

Transmission Assets

Strategic proximity to existing high-voltage transmission infrastructure—a foundational asset that most communities don't have, positioning you at the center of energy infrastructure opportunity

Economic Leverage

The ability to structure infrastructure partnerships that generate new revenue streams—municipal utility partnerships, land leasing, property tax growth, and PIAT—giving your community control over how this creates shared prosperity

Community Leadership

Local stakeholders ready to lead their own economic future. When the engagement strategy is authentic and governance is real, community voice becomes the design requirement from day one

Garvey Labs brings the Grid-Positive Community Integration Framework to amplify these assets — ensuring your community controls its own economic narrative and benefits from infrastructure development in ways that matter for decades to come.

Lead Your Economic Future

If your community has the assets and the vision to lead infrastructure-driven economic growth on your own terms

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