Data Center Signal is tracking 11 clips about Cloverleaf Infrastructure data center developments across 4 states, including WI, AL, IL, KS.
Lowndes County residents are organizing significant opposition against a proposed data center in Burkville by Cloverleaf Infrastructure. They cite concerns over immense power and water strain, community disruption, and demand accountability from local leaders. Activists are gathering signatures for petitions to stop the development.
Lowndes County residents and a commissioner are raising concerns about a proposed data center project in Burkeville by Cloverleaf Infrastructure, citing potential health, environmental, and financial impacts. Cloverleaf is attempting to allay fears by emphasizing economic benefits, transparency, and advanced cooling technologies that minimize water usage. The Lowndes County Commission failed to pass a motion to deny tax abatements for the project.
Lowndes County, Alabama, is weighing a potential 800-acre data center project by Cloverleaf Infrastructure, which could bring a $1.5 billion investment and new jobs. Residents have raised concerns about potential negative impacts on noise, property values, utility costs, and the environment, including water and electricity usage. Stakeholders, including county commissioners and economic development officials, are currently studying the project's viability and addressing community concerns.
A Manitowoc County committee in Wisconsin has recommended the county board approve a one-year moratorium on data center permitting. This action follows resolutions from three rural towns within the county, aiming to allow time to develop zoning and address concerns about environmental and economic effects of data centers. The county board is expected to consider the proposal at an upcoming meeting.
A new Kansas law offering sales tax breaks is drawing data centers to the state, with Cloverleaf Infrastructure proposing "Project Bluestem," a large hyperscale data center in Leavenworth County. This and other projects in the Kansas City metro area face significant local opposition over environmental, property value, and utility cost concerns, despite potential economic benefits. Utility company Evergy is addressing power infrastructure and rate impacts for these energy-intensive developments.
Metro-east communities in Illinois are debating data center proposals, with residents raising concerns about electricity costs and tax revenue stability. Troy has enacted a six-month moratorium on data center proposals, while Granite City is updating its zoning ordinance. Local officials and developers tout economic benefits, which opposition groups and consumer advocates challenge.
Residents in Leavenworth County, Kansas, are actively opposing a proposed data center project, packing a public forum to voice concerns primarily about the massive electricity and water consumption of such facilities. The Kansas Department of Commerce presented information, but residents still seek more details before local decisions are made. The company proposing the project is Cloverleaf Infrastructure.
The city of Troy, Illinois is considering a six-month moratorium on data center proposals while it rewrites regulations for data center development. The moratorium comes after Houston-based Cloverleaf Infrastructure has been exploring potential locations for a data center in Troy, but has faced greater opposition from the community than in other markets.
Three small Wisconsin towns in Manitowoc County - Two Creeks, Two Rivers, and Mishicot - have passed resolutions asking the county to pause permits and construction for any new data center projects not already approved. This comes in response to Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a Texas-based company, approaching local property owners with offers to buy land for a possible data center project. The towns are concerned about losing farmland, changing the rural character of their neighborhoods, and the permanence of data center jobs.
Three towns in northeast Wisconsin (Two Creeks, Two Rivers, and Mishicot) have passed resolutions calling for a 1-year moratorium on new data center projects in their communities. This comes as Texas-based Cloverleaf Infrastructure has approached property owners in the towns with offers to purchase land for potential data center development. The towns are seeking a moratorium to prevent these types of projects from coming to their communities in the next year.
A Texas-based developer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure, is no longer pursuing a data center project in the village of Greenleaf in rural Brown County, Wisconsin, after facing pushback from the local community. The company had made purchase offers to residents ranging from $50,000 to $120,000 per acre, but decided not to move forward with the project after speaking with village and town leadership.