For the record, I’m not at all swayed by the “if this had been a Republican Governor” appeal below. The fact is I don’t know much about this issue, but trust the DL community to bring the pertinent facts to light.
This is not so much of a tip as it is as a request for DL to air the issues of The Data Centers, LLC. that is proposing to build a 248MW power plant at the old Chrysler site in Newark. I feel that if this had been Ruth Ann Minner or a Republican governor, the governor’s support for this project at this early stage would have been addressed on this site. Plus, Markell is supporting something with such a specious premise: TDC can’t make enough money running a data center so they also want to be a power plant? Huh? And without PSC review (and public process) because its a cogen facility. Nice.
What I think needs to be aired are the real issues behind why TDC is building the power plant. Its not because they need the power (there are 3 high voltage transmission lines that serve the site), but because they are depending on revenue from power sales. Yet Markell tries to sell the proposal as “necessary” for the data center. All in the name of jobs. Same arguments he trotted out to reopen the Delaware City Refinery Corp (PBF). Unsurprising considering that TDC is being represented by Markell’s former Deputy Chief of Staff who was point person on PBF. Its a bad plan for Newark and its hard to understand why there doesn’t seem to be much on this site about it. Thanks for considering.