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Pennsylvania town lists 43 specific demands to approve new AI data center project — developer calls local demands 'too difficult' as council slams response as 'approval by tantrum'
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Plymouth Township, which sits roughly 13 miles to the north of Philadelphia, said that it will approve a new data center project on the condition that it meets 43 specific demands.
Many jurisdictions would have just outright rejected or delayed the data center project, which is owned by Brian O’Neill, but Plymouth Township decided to go in a different direction.
Latest Videos From Tom's Hardware Watch full video here:Unfortunately, the data center developer rejected the concerns after seeing the breakdown of demands.
Plymouth Township did not look kindly upon this, saying it “is a blatant attempt by the Applicant to demand approval by tantrum.”
These requirements are meant to prevent the various challenges that other communities face with data center deployments.