Data Center Signal is tracking 3 clips about Oppidan Connect data center developments across 3 states, including CA, IA, OH.
McDonald Village Council is holding a special meeting to consider an emergency moratorium on data centers. This follows a presentation by developer Oppidan Connect for a proposed data center on the former McDonald Steel site. Residents are concerned about the project's impact on electricity, water, noise, and the town's character.
Oppidan Connect is exploring building a 30,000-50,000 square foot data center in Humboldt County, California, potentially near Arcata, to act as a network signal booster. No applications have been filed yet, and Arcata city officials are considering policies to slow or stop data center development due to space constraints and high resource consumption concerns. Oppidan Connect has faced moratoriums on other projects and is open to working with communities that establish clear development standards.
A building permit has been approved for a new 98,695-square-foot data center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The facility, owned by CLOP LLC and developed by Oppidan Connect, will draw up to 10 megawatts of power. This project is significantly smaller than other hyperscale data centers under construction in the area by QTS and Google.