Data Center Signal is tracking 5 clips about Valara data center developments across 1 states, including SC.
State regulators are holding oral arguments regarding a proposed 450-megawatt data center in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), representing concerned citizens, argues that Valara, the developer, bypassed state environmental and public disclosure laws.
Protesters marched in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, against the Valara Data Center power plant. The demonstration, part of a "National Day of A.I. Data Center Protests," began at the Spartanburg County Courthouse.
The Valara Data Center project in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center. The lawsuit accuses developer Valara and the county of avoiding the public planning commission process by treating the $2.8 billion project as a minor land development. The SELC is seeking a court order to require Valara to obtain a major land development permit and a permanent injunction to stop processing the minor permit application.
The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a lawsuit against a $2.8 billion data center project by Valara in Spartanburg County, SC. The suit alleges that the county and Valara bypassed public planning review by misclassifying the project as a minor land development. It seeks to halt the current permitting process and mandate a major land development permit.
A data center in Spartanburg, NorthMark/Valara, plans to use an estimated 460,000 gallons of water daily, equivalent to nearly 2,000 homes. Spartanburg Water states this usage will not strain its capacity, with most water lost to evaporation. The facility will also require a wastewater permit.