Indianapolis leaders begin debate over regulating data centers amid Indiana boom

Big buildings and even bigger power demands are driving a wave of data center development across Indiana, leaving local leaders and residents grappling with a central question: Where to draw the line? That question took center stage Wednesday during a meeting of the Indianapolis City-County Council’s Environmental and Sustainability Committee, where lawmakers held a discussion focused entirely on the rapid expansion of data centers and what authority local governments have to regulate them. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/city-leaders-begin-debate-over-regulating-data-centers-amid-indiana-boom-county-council-committee/531-e955a877-f3a2-49ba-a256-484e15da08aa