Independence Residents Fight a $6.6 Billion Data Center as Monday’s Tax Break Vote Looms

Independence is the latest front in a nationwide battle over data centers. On Monday, the city council will vote on whether to hand billions in tax breaks to a Dutch tech company for a project that, at full scale, will consume 18 times more electricity than every home in the city combined. Residents say they were never consulted. The post Independence Residents Fight a $6.6 Billion Data Center as Monday’s Tax Break Vote Looms appeared first on The Kansas City Defender.