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Cass County, Nebraska, adopts new limits on where data centers can be built

Cass County commissioners have adopted new regulations on where data centers can be built, how big they can be and how much electricity they can use. The limits are smaller than earlier proposals the county considered.

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Cass County caps future data centers at 15 megawatts

15 megawatts
cap on electricity use for future data centers
1,300 acres
optioned by Tenaska in June 2025
0
data centers in Cass County right now

Sources: KMTV 3 News Now Omaha, KETV

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Cass County, Neb., adopts new limits on data centers

Plus, Pottawattamie County drew lots to settle four tied races.

The TLDR

  1. Cass County, Neb., adopts new data center limits
  2. Pottawattamie County drew lots for four tied write-in races
  3. East Manawa homebuyers got a first look at the subdivision
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