As Pa. courts data centers, Illinois serves as a cautionary tale • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

As Pa. courts data centers, Illinois serves as a cautionary tale • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

A proposed data center for Equinix Inc. in Minooka could use 30 percent of the municipality’s allocated drinking water. (Photo courtesy of Equinix) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. While Pennsylvania is poised to see an economic boost as companies like Amazon and Microsoft move into the state, Il…