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Officials back utility impact study; discuss preliminary ~40 MW threshold for data centers
Summary
Harmony board members supported requiring a utility impact study to assess grid capacity and infrastructure needs and discussed a preliminary guideline of about 40 megawatts per project, with further technical input from MiEnergy and Dairyland Power before any final cap.
The joint planning group urged a required utility impact study for proposed data center projects to evaluate grid capacity, infrastructure needs and system reliability. Officials said such studies would clarify whether infrastructure improvements are needed and help assign upgrade costs to developers.
Members discussed a preliminary guideline of about 40 megawatts per project as a starting point to avoid hyperscale development, but they agreed to seek technical input from MiEnergy and Dairyland Power and to defer any final decision on a megawatt cap until those analyses are complete.
