AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoData Center Costs: ComEd estimates grid connections for 30 data centers will cost $3.1 billion by 2031. Consumer advocates warn households and small businesses could shoulder some costs; the utility says safeguards are in place. Public Health: Will County is reviewing about 200 surveys as it investigates five confirmed E. coli cases possibly linked to Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm. The farm remains open, but its petting zoo is closed while the investigation continues. Chicago Projects: Federal officials will conduct a fuller environmental assessment of Amtrak’s proposed Bridgeport maintenance facility after residents raised health and neighborhood concerns. Soil and Water: University of Illinois researchers and USDA scientists resampled a Perry County site first studied in 1861, part of a project revisiting historic Illinois soil samples. Along the Mississippi, river communities are also developing tools to assess data center proposals’ demands on water, power and local infrastructure.
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