ANSONIA — Social media erupted Wednesday with fears of a data center coming to a formerly contaminated industrial property on North Main Street. But city officials quickly quelled concerns, saying the former SHW Casting Co. site could soon be home to fuel cells from multiple companies. Mayor Frank Tyszka said the city is exploring the possibility of two fuel cell projects: one with Johnson Controls International, the other with HyAxiom, Inc. Both companies have been in talks with the city about leasing space at the former SHW Casting Co. site at 35 N. Main St. Tyszka said there are no lease agreements at this time as the city awaits Connecticut Siting Council approval on a Non-Residential Renewable Energy Solutions proposal to allow the two projects to proceed. “We are coordinating interconnection and permitting to get these projects underway as soon as possible,” Tyszka said in an email. A posted but then deleted Reddit post, which sparked more than 150 responses in the first hour, voiced concerns about data centers coming to Ansonia without mentioning a specific property location but implying the North Main Street site. City leaders in the past had floated the idea of data centers on the former SHW property, but that has not been a discussion point for the latest administration.

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