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Albany utility board agrees to continue negotiations on regional data-center power partnership
Summary
After hearing a staff briefing on regional data-center demand and revenue-sharing terms, the Albany Utility Board voted to continue negotiating a subscription to a proposed 80 MW phase at a Chris County site and asked staff for more analysis on contract terms and pricing options.
The Albany Utility Board voted Aug. 14 to continue negotiations with regional partners on a proposed data-center power partnership that would allow participating cities to subscribe to megawatts at a planned Chris County development.
Mister Jacobs, who led the briefing, said the state faces roughly “7,000 megawatts” of potential data-center load and that MEAG is exploring a roughly 1,200 MW initiative to serve some of that demand. Jacobs said Chris County has rezoned about 600 acres adjacent to I‑75 and plans a phase that would require about 80 megawatts; Chris County…
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