DICA (Data Infrastructure Community Assurance)

DICA provides an open method for calculating how much financial assurance should be required when a data center is developed, aimed at jurisdictions, counsel, and applicants involved in such projects. Rather than relying on opinion, the method applies a published function to stated inputs, producing a reproducible determination that anyone can recompute. Parameters are versioned, and each determination cites its evidence by digest so the calculation can be checked or challenged. The framework walks through four disciplines—attribution, protection, uncertainty, and likelihood—to arrive at a coverage requirement. The site offers the normative standard text, an interactive calculator, and adoption guidance for jurisdictions drafting ordinances.