Joliet理事会就795英亩数据中心项目进行投票,引发关于工作与环境风险的争论。 Joliet council votes on 795-acre data center project sparking debate over jobs vs. environmental risks.

乔利埃特市议会即将对一项提案进行投票，批准由Hillwood Investment Properties和Powerhouse数据中心公司开发的795英亩数据中心项目，该项目有望成为伊利诺伊州乃至北美最大的数据中心项目。 The Joliet City Council is set to vote on a proposal to approve a 795-acre data center project by Hillwood Investment Properties and Powerhouse Data Centers, which could become the largest in Illinois and North America. 这一发展预计将产生数十亿的税收收入,并创造数千个就业机会。 居民对水电供应紧张、噪音和环境影响的担忧面临强烈反对,特别是鉴于其位于枯竭含水层之上。 The development, expected to generate billions in tax revenue and create thousands of jobs, faces strong resident opposition over concerns about water and electricity strain, noise, and environmental impact, particularly given its location above a depleted aquifer. 尽管规划委员会批准了7-1项计划,开发商承诺支付1亿美元,但居民已提交了近5 000份反对该项目的签名。 Despite a planning commission's 7-1 approval and developer pledges of $100 million in payments, residents have submitted nearly 5,000 signatures opposing the project. 投票是在伊利诺伊州更广泛的立法努力中进行的,这些立法努力对数据中心进行监管,因为数据中心的能源和水使用量很高,地方政府越来越多地在对经济利益与环境和农业保护的争论中对分区实行控制。 The vote comes amid broader Illinois legislative efforts to regulate data centers due to their high energy and water use, with local governments increasingly asserting control over zoning amid debates over economic benefits versus environmental and agricultural preservation.