* July 2026 - City of Chicago Sustainable Data Center Working Group report..............

[Buzz Sawyer]

the related City website is at link below

(at bottom of this email is link to report itself) 

Sustainable Data Centers

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/env/supp_info/sustainable-data-centers.html

    which includes:

The Sustainable Data Centers Working Group was established in 2024 to tackle these questions and provide recommendations to guide the City's plans and policies. From January 2025 through June 2026, the Working Group met monthly to:

• Examine the impacts of data center development
• Evaluate existing policies
• Develop recommendations to ensure future projects align with the City's environmental, economic, and community priorities 

Throughout the year-and-a-half period, the interdepartmental Working Group researched and discussed key data center topics; heard from industry experts, utilities, environmental organizations, community stakeholders, and government agencies; and reviewed practices from jurisdictions across the country to establish policy recommendations for the City of Chicago. 

In July 2026, the Working Group completed its recommendations report and submitted it to the City Council Committees on Economic, Capital and Technology Development and on Environmental Protection and Energy.

the report itself is at link below:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/env/supp_info/sustainable-data-centers.html#docaccess-365b7eb160d1dd8784ae308e6359c781

the table of contents is right below

Below that is the executive summary