Scale Microgrids answers power, water questions at open house
Scale Microgrids hosted an open house in Maryville, Missouri, to address public questions about its proposed White Cloud Acres data center project. The primary public concern was the facility's water usage, which the company addressed by explaining its closed-loop cooling system would use treated wastewater sourced from the city. The event saw hundreds of community members attend, with a second opposition meeting also taking place.
Scale Microgrids, the developer of the proposed White Cloud Acres data center project in Maryville, Missouri, held a public open house to address community concerns and provide details about the project. Hundreds of residents attended the event, with the primary public concern focusing on the facility's water usage.
Dan Scheffler, Scale's vice president of development for data centers, explained that the project would employ a closed-loop cooling system that exclusively uses treated wastewater, which the company aims to source from the city of Maryville. This system would circulate approximately 1.5 million gallons of wastewater to cool hardware without evaporation. Maintenance would involve replacing about 30 percent of the water every three years, with drained wastewater to be disposed of by licensed contractors at a Missouri DNR-approved facility. Nodaway County Commissioner Scott Walk was among the local officials present. The article also mentioned a second informational meeting where about 200 people gathered to express opposition to the proposed data center.