ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Today, residents in the City of St. Louis have the opportunity to share their thoughts on regulating data centers.
The City’s Board of Aldermen is set to meet, and listen to resident testimony on the matter.
There are already at least a dozen data centers in the City of St. Louis, and developers are looking to present plans for more, but Mayor Cara Spencer issued an executive order less than two weeks ago for developers to answer certain questions, before continuing to build more centers.
This comes as residents have shared concerns regarding the amount of energy used by these centers, and the impact that could have on local utility prices. Last month, a staff report looking into Ameren’s plans to provide energy to these centers, stated it would cost exi