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Allentown City Council set to vote on new data center regulations. But they won’t stop first ‘hyperscale’ proposal.

Allentown City Council is set to vote on new zoning regulations for data centers, which aim to restrict locations and require extensive studies on environmental impacts, water, and electricity usage. However, these new rules will not apply to a proposed hyperscale data center in South Allentown due to its application being submitted before the ordinance advertisements, allowing it to be reviewed under older, less stringent regulations.