Will Data Centers Consume So Much Electricity, the Rest of Us are Left in the Dark?

State legislative subject-matter committee on data centers · April 9, 2026

State legislative subject-matter hearing on local impacts of data centers in Illinois featuring industry, municipal, farm, and resident testimony about jobs, taxes, water, energy, noise and transparency concerns.

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