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Mayor outlines potential $7 billion data center, says power availability is a key hurdle
Summary
Hammond's mayor described ongoing investor talks about a potential data center near the city's existing facility, saying it could be worth about $7 billion and noting major obstacles including power supply from NiSource and additional documentation the city is preparing.
Hammond’s mayor reported on May 27 that city officials have been meeting with investors about a proposed data center that, if it proceeds as discussed, could be worth about $7,000,000,000 and would sit near the city’s existing data center on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
“If everything goes the way we hope it goes, we could have a data center worth…
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