Champaign County takes first step towards a one-year data center moratorium
The Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals passed a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data centers.
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A new task force in Champaign County will set parameters for large-scale data center development
The Champaign County board voted unanimously Thursday night to create a data center task force. In parallel, the Board is working to implement a 12-month ban on the construction of new large-scale facilities on unincorporated county land.
What happens if new data centers come to C-U? A look at the environmental costs
The steady hum inside the National Petascale Computing Facility (NPCF) is so loud that it’s hard to hear anything else inside. But beneath this noise is a hidden current of water.