Commissioners seek stronger power assurances, developer-paid upgrades in data center draft
County staff said no building permits will be issued until utilities confirm adequate capacity and applicants must provide power plans; commissioners pressed for explicit language requiring developers to pay for utility upgrades and discussed on-site generation preferences and community benefit agreements.
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Cassie told commissioners the draft requires written confirmation from affected utilities that adequate service capacity will be available before a building permit is issued, and that applicants must enter into binding agreements to fund necessary improvements and monitoring. "No building permit shall be issued until the county has received written confirmation from all affected utility providers that adequate service capacity will be available upon project completion," she said.
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