Palo residents question Google's plan to build data center near nuclear facility

Residents of Palo, Iowa, raised concerns regarding Google's proposed data center during a public meeting on Tuesday night. The tech giant initially considered an unincorporated area of Linn County, where the Linn County Board of Supervisors had passed a comprehensive zoning ordinance to regulate future data center developments. However, Google recently announced plans to relocate the project to Palo, a decision that has prompted questions and opposition from local residents who had previously engaged with county supervisors on the matter. Google attributes this move to the closer proximity of the Dwayne Arnold nuclear facility, which is slated to power the data center. As of now, no official decision has been made on the project's future.