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Holyoke bans future data center developments

The Holyoke City Council has voted 9-4 to ban future data center developments within the city by amending its zoning ordinance. This decision follows significant community opposition to a proposed 20-megawatt data center by Chestnut River Power and Infrastructure on Water Street, which will now not proceed. A separate motion for a two-year moratorium on data center applications failed.