Data center development: What does it bring to West Michigan?

Pavilion Township's plans for a massive new data center are on hold for now, but the conversation on whether or not they're good for Michigan is far from over. Most of the activity on phones and computers is powered by data centers, which hold servers for computing purposes. With some taking up hundreds of acres of farmland, questions are being raised over the huge amounts of energy they need, and who foots the bill. In Pavilion Township, a local real estate company entered discussions to build a data center at South 26th Street and East N Avenue, a project township leaders say would be a tax benefit but a major use of electric and water resources. FULL STORY: https://wwmt.com/news/local/data-center-development-west-michigan-power-energy-gaines-township-dowagiac-environment-water-consumers-energy _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WWMT on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wwmtnews WWMT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wwmtnews Subscribe to WWMT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAYwomlsmN0DsPeeumEKFXg/?sub_confirmation=1 WWMT Daily News Digest: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-oNVYSgKM8IBYJOY5M-p37vKcILekLNz For more information, visit https://www.wwmt.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: desk@wwmt.com Call the Newsroom: 800.875.3333 WWMT is a MI based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WWMT #NEWSCHANNEL3 #Kalamazoo #Michigan #datacenter #datacenters #energy #ai #environment #environmentalimpact #news #water #resources #pollution