Data center ordinance

Asked that data centers be required to cut water use during MAWC restrictions, verify their utility usage estimates, and pay their own infrastructure upgrade costs.

Asked whether any projects are proposed and said he sees data centers doing more harm than good, citing worries about rates, pollution, and noise.

An energy systems professional who asked about cogeneration and grid priority during outages, and warned about solar installers who don't build to code.

Asked what water body a data center would draw from and whether well water tables would be affected, urging that data centers pay for their own energy use.

Questioned the ordinance's 'unless deemed not feasible' language and whether it lets operators skirt guidelines.

Raised concerns about water discharge and pollution from data centers.

Asked how to see the draft ordinance and voiced concern about how much land a data center would need and potential water use of up to millions of gallons a day.