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Local entrepreneur pitches small-scale data centers for Madison County, emphasizing reuse of vacant buildings
Summary
Clint Hyde urged the Madison County Economic Development Committee to pursue small, incremental data centers that reuse existing buildings (notably the former Emmylou’s), citing 1 MW currently available at one site, a 2 MW target, and potential local revenue and job opportunities.
Clint Hyde presented a plan to the Madison County Economic Development Committee to build small-scale, incremental data centers by repurposing vacant county buildings such as the former Emmylou’s at Madison Plaza. Hyde said the site currently has about 1 megawatt of available power and that the project’s initial target would be about 2 megawatts with transformer upgrades as needed. "If they've got a meg now, you know what? Could get halfway done without touching anything at all," Hyde said.
Hyde urged reuse over new construction, saying existing space and power near Route 29 and available dark…
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