<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2IgUR0_1Bu9CZV600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2IgUR0_1Bu9CZV600" width="793" height="451" >The prospect of a large data center with its own power plant in southern Lincoln County has brought the issue to the attention of the Lincoln County Commissioners.The commissioners will discuss such prospective developments around 10 a.m. Monday in the commissioners’ meeting room in the east end of the courthouse. Residents in southern Lincoln County have been contacted by the Tenaska company about the development of a natural gas-fueled plant in that area. Tenaska is one of the largest privately held energy companies in the United States. It is headquartered in Omaha.The board will hold a closed session at 10 a.m. to discuss such “emerging economic development opportunities,” according to the agenda. It is not clear why the discussion is planned behind closed doors. The commissioners will also consider, in open session, a resolution to place a temporary moratorium on the development of data center facilities, and could direct the Lincoln County Planning Commission to investigate, review and recommend revisions to all data center-related zoning regulations, the agenda says.Every email sent, every video streamed, and every business and personal record kept on computers are in the so-called “cloud,” which are banks of computers in data centers. Their development has skyrocketed with the rapid advance of artificial intelligence. The amount of water required to cool an average-size data center is equivalent to the amount of water used in a small town, analysts say. And, if data centers use electricity to cool computers with air conditioners, electricity consumption is equivalent to a small city such as Kearney. The company is the No. 1 physical natural gas marketer in the United States, serving producers, utilities, and industrial customers across all North American energy markets, its website says. Two other Nebraska counties have placed moratoriums on data centers until zoning regulations can be revised to apply to their unprecedented use of energy for a business enterprise. Several counties are considering moratoriums. The county commissioners’ meetings are live streamed on You Tube. Look for “Lincoln County Nebraska.” Top image: Hyperview.com© 2026 The North Platte Bulletin. All rights reserved!</div></body>

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The prospect of a large data center with its own power plant in southern Lincoln County has brought the issue to the attention of the Lincoln County Commissioners. The commissioners will discuss such prospective developments around 10 a.m. Monday in the commissioners’ meeting room in the east end of the courthouse.

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The prospect of a large data center with its own power plant in southern Lincoln County has brought the issue to the attention of the Lincoln County Commis

Commissioners to consider data centers

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