This is a data center in Springfield, MO. Underground since 2000. Zero footprint. Zero noise. Zero net water load.
Arkansas just approved a 500 MW gas plant next to one β half a mile from a school. No noise standards. No community input.
Missouri is next. Here's a framework. π§΅"
Underrated provision: municipal recycled water partnerships.
AWS and Veolia are doing this in Mississippi β 83M gallons/year of treated wastewater repurposed as cooling water.
Missouri municipalities can supply data centers. Wastewater becomes revenue. Aquifers stay intact.
Bluebird Underground, Springfield MO.
85ft below ground. Limestone cavern. Open since '00.
Tier 3 certified. 80,000' sq. Closed-loop cooling β zero net water draw. Natural 64β68Β°F temps year-round.
$11.5M expansion in 2020.
Invisible infrastructure is a 25-year Missouri business.
Full white paper: the Missouri Invisible Infrastructure Act.
Three-tier framework. Verified sources. Iowa bill text. Arkansas case studies. Missouri precedents.
https://t.co/TJmvHqTI68
Share with your commissioner or state rep. @MOHouseGOP@ksprnews
@DanLockcuff Yeah the developers and tech companies will take advantage of any opportunity they have. Which it s why we need to raise the barrier to entry for building them as much as possible.
@Suzie4LSU I hate government regulations but this is a different beast. Regulate stuff like this and leave private citizens alone that arenβt hurting anyone.
Missouri county commissioners β is this on your radar yet? Montgomery County is already dealing with Project Green. What's your plan if the next developer brings their own gas plant?