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Neighbors raise safety, zoning and environmental concerns about proposed 'Project Tango' AI data center
Summary
Residents told the Palm Beach County Commission they believe the proposed Project Tango hyperscale AI data center is improperly zoned, will generate excessive noise and heat, poses lithium-ion battery fire and water-contamination risks, and should be rezoned or placed under a moratorium for further study.
Residents near the proposed Project Tango AI data center told county commissioners the project poses potential health, noise, fire and environmental risks and asked the county to reconsider permitting and zoning.
Eric Appel said the facility's reliance on lithium-ion battery systems as backup raises fire and toxic-gas concerns. He told commissioners the thermal-runaway behavior of large battery banks makes fires lengthy and hard to control and called the…
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