Illinois lawmakers look to regulate data centers as local governments propose their own rules – WGLT (NPR at ISU)

Logan County Board member Michael DeRoss said he wants to see data centers built in Logan County, noting how other counties or states could build the data centers which would increase energy costs for Logan County without the direct benefit of added jobs. “If they stick it in Kentucky—and parts of Kentucky that are on the grid—we're still going to see the negative effects of energy usage with none of the positive externalities,” DeRoss said.