County hears lobbyists' briefing: data center rules, Illinois IRP and proposed census changes could affect local budgets
Lobbyists told Kane County officials that forthcoming state and federal actions on data centers, the Illinois IRP and proposed census counting rules could alter local energy, water and funding outcomes; the county may submit comments by Nov. 2 on the census rule.
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James (speaker 12), introduced by the chair to present the state update, told the committee that legislators in Springfield are working on frameworks to regulate data centers focusing on energy, water and transparency. "The big issue right now is, of course, data centers," he said, and listed three components the chambers are considering: energy, water and transparency. He said possible state actions could require data centers to bring their own clean generation or face curtailment and could mandate closed-loop water systems to reduce local water impacts.
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