Tag: data centers

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Mahomet residents express frustration with village officials for signing data center NDA

Mahomet officials ended discussions with a data center developer last week, but residents are still frustrated by the process.

After Mahomet ends data center talks, some Champaign County residents hope for strict guardrails

Residents’ concerns about data centers include wildlife and environmental impacts and electricity demand. The Champaign County Data Center Task Force held a public meeting Wednesday, Oct. 7, to review its proposed regulations for large data centers in the county.

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Champaign County officials vote down Mahomet-led effort to ban leaf burning

Mahomet officials were asking the Champaign County Board to ban leaf burning within 1,000 feet of the village.

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Data center companies have approached Champaign County for projects in Sidney, Tolono

Both proposed sites fall outside of the villages’ boundaries and are under the jurisdiction of the county.

Mahomet ends talks with data center developer after community backlash

Mahomet officials were in talks with Clean Cloud Energy about a potential data center in the village.

‘The people united will never be defeated’: Protesters voice concerns about data center impacts on environment

Protesters condemned the construction of future data centers, arguing they produce more harm than good.

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Champaign County residents share concerns about data centers and a shortage of skilled nursing beds

At Tuesday’s Champaign County board meeting, the chair of the board said the county has no data centers planned. And during public comment, residents asked for help to fund a skilled nursing facility.

Data center energy consumption raises concerns about long-term costs and reliability

Illinois is home to more than 240 data centers.

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Bipartisan group of Champaign County Board members thwart vote on home rule, blocking a plan to ban data centers

Several Champaign County Board members left the special meeting early, causing it to end after only three minutes and before any member of the public could speak on the home rule issue.

DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. They differ in how to spend it

Since the Meta Data Center has operated in DeKalb, it has accumulated $72 million in additional property tax revenue for the city. In Aurora, officials are being purposely cautious with data centers and choosing to not spend their new revenue yet on specific projects.