🌱 Patch AM: Why is St. Louis County writing data center rules before projects exist?

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• Why is St. Louis County writing data center rules before projects exist?

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• St. Louis County writes data center rules before any developer asks, as Page says 'I don't know if there's a good place for it' (ksdk.com) — St. Louis County leaders in Clayton are drafting strict new rules for potential large data centers before any developer has even proposed a project, aiming to limit noise, power use, and water demands. While the county debates whether there's any good place for a major facility, the City of St. Louis is preparing to vote Friday on its own tougher data center regulations.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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