A proposed $120 million data center in downtown Lansing has divided neighbors, with some questioning whether the city needs such a large project while company officials tout community benefits.
- Community Split: Lansing neighbors are divided on a proposed $120 million downtown data center by UK company Deep Green.
- Company Claims: Deep Green promises no utility rate increases, minimal water use, and free community heat from the project.
- Next Steps: A city public hearing is scheduled for February despite ongoing resident skepticism.
UK-based company Deep Green hosted a listening session Saturday to address concerns about their proposed data center on Cedar Street. The session gave residents a chance to voice worries about potential noise, environmental impact and utility costs.
“I’m a little confused as to why we need this major, this big of a project being brought to our city,” said Paula Simon, a Lansing resident since 1978. “Will it cost us?”
Lansing Data Center Sparks Community Debate Over $120M Project
Luke Gavin, vice president of North American operations for Deep Green, said the company designed its approach to counter problems with traditional data centers.
“These massive huge mega-campuses take a lot of power, a lot of water, and they might be taking farmland,” Gavin said. “They don’t necessarily give back to the local community. Deep Green was built as a counter to that.”…