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Realtor Says Power Limits Make Data‑center Plans Unlikely for McGinnis Site; Council Told to Explore Other Uses
Summary
Kevin Wolf, a commercial real estate broker, told Columbia Borough Council on Aug. 7 that utility constraints make full-scale data‑center development on the McGinnis property unlikely without major, costly upgrades.
Kevin Wolf, a commercial real estate broker working in Lancaster and surrounding counties, told Columbia Borough Council on Aug. 7 that a preliminary power analysis makes large data‑center development on the McGinnis property unlikely without substantial additional infrastructure.
Wolf said his in‑house consultant's power diagnosis showed local substations were effectively at capacity. He reported that "the achievement for smaller data centers ... would be around 50 megawatts" on a site of the McGinnis property's size and that obtaining a formal power…
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