Cleveland residents invited to 2nd hearing on data centers

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A second hearing will be held Tuesday evening regarding the future of data centers across the city.

Residents are invited to Cleveland City Hall from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. to express their opinion.

Earlier this year, council placed a three-month moratorium on issuing permits for new or expanding data centers to study their environmental, zoning, and economic impacts.

With that permit freeze scheduled to expire on Oct. 20, city officials said community input is critical to determining what long-term regulations should look like.

Westlake-based Lakeland Equity Group is proposing to build Cleveland’s first hyperscale data center on East 55th Street at the old Morabito Enterprises property.

The facility would be 300,000 square feet and two stories.

The building would consume 150 megawatts of power per day, enough to supply about 100,000 homes.

It would also require new water, sewer and power connections.

The third and final public hearing will be held Oct. 7 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Gunning Rec Center, 16700 Puritas Ave.

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