Advice on how to go about finding a specific type of real estate that's not super common
Working on behalf of an investor who is looking to purchase an existing property and fit it to meet needs. Could likely work with an industrial warehouse or previous data center, but the main criteria i'm trying to filter on aside from size is that the property needs to be able to support 10MW of power.   


I'm assuming the best way to find this type of property is using a broker and I've started reaching out to a few, but wanted to ask here in case anyone had recommendations for a certain type of broker or perhaps a site that would allow me to filter on power usage.
[{"id": "i7lnnk5", "text": "So you wanna mine crypto.  I would look for old steel mills.  Find those reps.", "replies": [{"id": "i7m8kod", "text": "Aluminum smelter too", "replies": [{"id": "i7mbn1r", "text": "My ex's brother owns a couple glass furnaces.  Crazy electric.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "i7mdjx9", "text": "Mine crypto, generate heat.\n\nUse mining heat to smelt aluminum.\n\nSomething something, something something\n\nDouble profit.", "replies": [{"id": "i7mmkwm", "text": "Use aluminum to make more circuit boards. \nUse circuit boards to mine crypto and make more heat.", "replies": [{"id": "i7mq7un", "text": "Triple profit. \n\nAt this rate, our profit will make more profit\u2026\n\n*Quadruple profit.*", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7lok4i", "text": "Building are measured in volts, like a 3 phase heavy power will have 277 480 volts and amps, with 2000 amps being a lot. \n\n10 mw is not even the same language. I would talk to a representative of a utility company and see what they have for you and if there are any similar buildings. Normal brokers won\u2019t know wtf you are talking about.", "replies": [{"id": "i7ltcnk", "text": "Will second this - here to sell buildings, not wire them.  Get these calls all the time and I tell them the same thing.  Here\u2019s the area rep for utilities, call them.  Often times it\u2019s not the building itself but what the substation is able to output to the site.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i7m6jix", "text": "The utility provider is where I would start.  They are eager to have big customers.  I would start with their economic development department.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i7p1aib", "text": "Yep! At 10MW you\u2019re going to need your own substation.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i83qcry", "text": "second this.  I read 10 mw like, that sounds like a lot... wonder how many amps that is.... i'd probably call the power people.  They do site readiness reports in my state to identify sites they can push electric too.  If that is as much power as it sounds like someone at the util company probably can provide some feedback on what is out there or even what areas they can run it to I guess?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7loz9k", "text": "For mining, you\u2019ll almost certainly need a special arrangement with the electric utility. Further, it\u2019s practically always a special use for any zoning. You\u2019ll need a building with some soundproofing potential as well. Like the other person said, start with the electric company.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7lv6bl", "text": "You\u2019re better off finding a cheap building and constructing a substation after the sale.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7lwfci", "text": "What\u2019s the budget and geographical requirement for this? I know one that might work. I know dominion got stiffed for 1.9 million in back power by one company in a bankruptcy so I would\nProbably start with whether the power service companies have restrictions in the areas", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7m6arh", "text": "I know a crypto guy who bought an old substation, it worked pretty well for them", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7m8qq6", "text": "I\u2019ve worked with a few clients in TX. It\u2019s costly and long but not impossible", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7m95u7", "text": "I think CBRE had a brokerage group focused on crypto mining. I know it sucks to split fees, but may be worth your while.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]