Sutton Residents Unanimously Oppose Kraft Group's $16 Billion Data Center Plan
Residents of Sutton, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, spoke unanimously against the Kraft Group's proposed data center campus at a public hearing on Nov. 11. The $16 billion project envisions 10 buildings with about 900 megawatts of capacity, which would make it one of the largest data center campuses in the United States. The developer projects the first two buildings would generate $10.4 million a year in tax revenue by fiscal 2031, rising to $27.8 million at full build-out — the equivalent of a tax cut of $2,300 per household in fiscal 2031 and $5,800 by fiscal 2035.
Town fiscal projections, however, also show a $9.1 million structural budget gap in fiscal 2033. All six residents who spoke at the hearing opposed the project. State Representative McKenna attended. Governor Healey signed an executive order in September requiring local approval first for such projects, and the developer has not yet filed a formal application with the town.
Source: The Boston Globe
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