AURORA, Ill. (WGN) — The data center debate is sweeping through Chicagoland. Last week, the City of Joliet passed legislation to build the largest data center in the State of Illinois. On Tuesday, the City of Aurora voted on regulations governing new data centers within the municipality.
As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, the Aurora City Council (ACC) voted to amend an ordinance governing decibel level maximums emitted from data centers during daytime and nighttime hours. Under the amendment, decibel levels during the day would be capped at 56, while decibel levels at night would have a maximum of 46.
The decibel restrictions were among a number of solutions considered by the ACC on Tuesday night after Aurora residents voiced the need for tighter restrictions on data centers within city limits…