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Mayor flags data center plans: coal and glycol use raise concerns
Summary
Mayor Chase Nielson said the prospective data center "wants to buy coal and power from IPP" and would use "60,000 gallons of Glycol to cool the plant," placing energy procurement and cooling-material use on the council's radar for review and follow-up.
Mayor Chase Nielson raised a potential data center project and asked that the proposal be placed on the council's radar. He reported the data center "wants to buy coal and power from IPP," indicating the facility's proposed energy procurement strategy.
Nielson also noted the proposed cooling plan would use "60,000 gallons of Glycol to cool the plant," a specific material-quantity detail the council may need to consider for environmental, permitting, and logistical planning. The meeting did not include a formal proposal, application, or vote on the data center; the remark was an initial notice to the council.
