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QTS Data Centers outlines nine‑building proposal near Clover; water, power and tax questions loom
Summary
QTS Data Centers presented plans for a multi‑phase, nine‑building campus in the Clover School District zone, touting job creation, closed‑loop water use and community philanthropy. Residents pressed the company about water use, power capacity and potential tax incentives; QTS said tax/incentive details will be addressed at a follow‑up incentives meeting.
QTS Data Centers representatives told the Clover School District Board at a work session that the company plans a multi‑phase development of nine buildings in the district and described the project as meeting local zoning, power and connectivity requirements.
"We want to be a responsible neighbor," said Karen Deaggio, vice president of community engagement for QTS, adding the company seeks to build attractively, hire locally and offer philanthropic support. Deaggio said the company employs thousands nationally and expects the campus to create "hundreds" of onsite jobs including electricians, HVAC technicians and security and maintenance staff.
Deaggio described QTS’s cooling strategy as a closed‑loop water system and said once a building’s HVAC loop is filled the company’s ongoing water use is comparable to "two typical American households per building," a figure she offered to reassure residents concerned about local water resources. She said the company does not use evaporative cooling technology.
Board members and audience members asked about likely expansion beyond the nine buildings, tax treatment and power rates. Deaggio said the company purchased additional land and that expansion is possible but "to be determined," and she deferred detailed questions about tax abatements and incentives to a member of QTS’s incentives team who will be at a community meeting the next evening.
Residents raised the possibility of distinct utility rates for industrial customers, and the company said it will coordinate with York Cooperative and local utilities to address infrastructure questions. Deaggio also emphasized landscaping, setbacks and building design to reduce visual impacts on adjacent roads and neighborhoods.
The company announced community meetings to share visuals and to allow neighbors to ask about construction staging, noise and views. The district encouraged residents to attend a scheduled meeting at Oakridge Middle School for additional detail and for York Co‑op to answer power questions directly.
The presentation did not include a final timeline for tax or incentive negotiations; QTS said those details are "not specified" in the board meeting and will be clarified by the incentives team at the follow‑up meeting. The board did not take an action on zoning or incentives at the work session; the item remained at the informational stage.
