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A $3 billion data center is under construction in De Soto off 103rd Street and Edgerton Road near K-10. Just down the street, Panasonic officials shared plans to begin producing data center battery cells at its De Soto plant within the next few years.
De Soto data center draws community questions as Panasonic adds data center battery cell production
Michelle Kauk, director of public policy and communications for Beale Infrastructure, the data center’s developer, said the company is listening to community concerns.
“We often hear, generally about data centers, people have concerns about water, they have concerns about energy prices going up,” Kauk said.
Kauk said Beale pays for 100% of the infrastructure related to powering its projects and has designed the facility to limit its water use…