Residents of CT town fear potential for mammoth data center. Residents are ‘dumbfounded’ by size.
Cromwell residents are opposing Global Common’s proposed 1.2 million-square-foot data center campus near homes, schools and parks, although the company has not yet filed a formal application. The planning and zoning commission rejected a proposed one-year data center moratorium in a 5-2 vote, while residents continue petitioning and considering another attempt.
Residents of Cromwell, Connecticut, are protesting Global Common’s planned data center campus on approximately 159 acres along Geer Street. The proposed project could include up to 1.2 million square feet of space and more than 300 megawatts of IT capacity, prompting concerns about construction impacts, neighborhood character, health, property values and its proximity to a middle school and park.
Global Common says the site is already zoned for data centers by right and that it intends to seek site plan approval in early 2027, but no application has been filed. Mayor James Demetriades said any proposal would undergo public hearings before the zoning and wetlands boards. The Cromwell Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to reject a proposed one-year moratorium, while opponents have organized an online petition and are discussing whether to pursue another moratorium effort.