Opponents of AI data centers in Trumbull initially cheered when the town passed a moratorium earlier this month, but they’ve now gone into fundraising mode to try to block an existing center that wants to expand operations. At the same time, First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro has been assuring residents that the change wouldn’t create the massive power and water usage associated with modern jumbo data centers. Instead, it would generate additional revenue from Trumbull’s biggest taxpayer, officials said. “I told the applicant directly: no increase in electrical draw beyond existing site capacity, no increase in noise, no increase in water use, no expansion of the building’s footprint. They have agreed to all four,” Tesoro told the town in a recent memo. But opponents are still concerned that vastly expanding operations at the existing 80 Merritt Blvd. data center would jeopardize the immediate neighborhood and possibly other parts of town.
CT residents are taking on a $100M project. It’s a fight against a town’s biggest taxpayer.
