QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri welcome new data centers, or work to limit them?
Should Missouri welcome new data center projects, or work to limit them? Vote and see live results on SquareOffs.
Data centers remain a huge issue in Missouri as development continues on two Montgomery County projects and local governments across the area wrangle with citizens’ concerns about them.
Regulators told ABC 17 News in a special report that Missouri has protections in place to keep consumers from bearing costs related to increased power demands, but some are skeptical of those claims.
For the most part, that is yet to be seen, as many large-scale projects remain under development. Regardless, a political battle has popped up over whether to welcome data centers as economic development or limit them because of their potential costs to consumers.
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