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Effingham planners flag power, sewer and data‑center constraints in comprehensive‑plan workshop
Summary
City staff and residents at the Fagan 2050 workshop raised infrastructure limits—insufficient power in the industrial park, needed wastewater upgrades to meet IEPA requirements—and discussed an Ameren pilot (up to $5 million) to extend capacity while warning of the strain data centers and crypto mining can place on local utilities.
During the Fagan 2050 workshop, staff and attendees discussed utilities and infrastructure constraints that could limit growth. Presenter and staff (speakers S3 and S1) summarized an energy study included in the plan appendix and said Ameren is working with the city on a pilot that could provide up to $5,000,000 in power capacity to the south end and industrial park; they…
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