Paul Baumbach sent this along ~
Town Hall Meeting
Public Forum on Proposed Data Center and Power Plant
Hosted by
Reps. John Kowalko and Paul Baumbach
Tuesday September 24
7 to 9 p.m.
Newark High School Auditorium (750 East Delaware Avenue)Dear Neighbor,Rep. John Kowalko and I will hold a joint town hall meeting next week for Newark residents in order to gather public commentary and opinions regarding a proposed data center and power plant in town.The meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Newark High School auditorium. West Chester-based The Data Centers LLC has proposed building a 900,000-square-foot structure to house computer servers and offices with an accompanying 248-megawatt generating power plant on the Star Campus site of the University of Delaware, formerly the Chrysler auto plant.Both Rep. Kowalko and I have been approached by constituents about the project and want to provide a forum for Newark residents to express their thoughts. Speakers at the town hall will be limited to two minutes each. Comments will be shared with all stakeholders to better convey the opinions of the Newark community.I hope to see you on Tuesday. Please contact my office with any questions you have in the meantime (302) 577-8489.
Also, No Newark Power Plant blog found this presentation to the General Assembly ~ UD President Harker showed a diagram of the power plant at the Bond Bill Hearing, February 27, 2013
Here's Harker's TDC letter to John Kowalko
Company behind Newark data center project responds to unanswer questions - See more at: http://blogs.delawareonline.com/delawareinc/2013/09/17/company-behind-newark-data-center-project-responds-to-unanswer-questions/#sthash.8Chr9rz6.dpuf
Company behind Newark data center project responds to unanswer questions - See more at: http://blogs.delawareonline.com/delawareinc/2013/09/17/company-behind-newark-data-center-project-responds-to-unanswer-questions/#sthash.8Chr9rz6.dpuf
And here are TDC's written responses to the first round of questions ~ http://thedatacenters.com/star-campus-project 
(Some of the people denied entrance at the TDC meeting on Sept. 3rd)
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Data Centers answers questions on $1.1 billion project
Rendering courtesy of the Data Centers
The answers are posted here:
The company, based in West Chester, Pa., says the project will use combined heat and power, technologies that have the endorsement of the Environmental Protection Agency, the national Sierra Club, Greenpeace and other organizations.
The approach involves using the considerable amount of heat coming out of computer servers at the data center, along with nautral gas power to produce electrcity and steam. A portion of the electric power could be sold on the open market.
Plans call for carbon dioxide generated by a power plant to be extracted and reused for other purposes.
The project has been opposed by the Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club and other groups that have criticized the use of natural gas and other features of the plant. They claim the site is too close to homes and could generate excessive amounts of noise.
Instead, the groups claim the use of solar energy and perhaps Bloom Energy fuel cells would be a better alternative. Data Centers officials say the cost of alteranative power rules out their use as primary energy sources.
There have also been allegations that the City of Newark was not forthcoming in talking in its talks with Datra Center staff and demanded another meeting that would allow for residents to directly question city and Data Center officials. The previous meeting featured written questions, which were submitted to a moderator.
The Data Centers site is at the former location of the Chrysler plant, which had its share of noise during its more than half-century of existence.
The Data Centers says the plant will be a good neighbor with noise levels that would be no greater than a normal conversation.
State Reps. John Kowalko and Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, will hold a town hall-style forum on the project on Sept. 24 at the Newark High School Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to discuss the project. Notice of the meeting was posted on the website of a group known as http://www.nonewarkpowerplant.org
The group also plans a demonstration on Saturday near the STAR campus site.
Data Centers answers questions on $1.1 billion project
Rendering courtesy of the Data Centers
The answers are posted here:
The company, based in West Chester, Pa., says the project will use combined heat and power, technologies that have the endorsement of the Environmental Protection Agency, the national Sierra Club, Greenpeace and other organizations.
The approach involves using the considerable amount of heat coming out of computer servers at the data center, along with nautral gas power to produce electrcity and steam. A portion of the electric power could be sold on the open market.
Plans call for carbon dioxide generated by a power plant to be extracted and reused for other purposes.
The project has been opposed by the Delaware Chapter of the Sierra Club and other groups that have criticized the use of natural gas and other features of the plant. They claim the site is too close to homes and could generate excessive amounts of noise.
Instead, the groups claim the use of solar energy and perhaps Bloom Energy fuel cells would be a better alternative. Data Centers officials say the cost of alteranative power rules out their use as primary energy sources.
There have also been allegations that the City of Newark was not forthcoming in talking in its talks with Datra Center staff and demanded another meeting that would allow for residents to directly question city and Data Center officials. The previous meeting featured written questions, which were submitted to a moderator.
The Data Centers site is at the former location of the Chrysler plant, which had its share of noise during its more than half-century of existence.
The Data Centers says the plant will be a good neighbor with noise levels that would be no greater than a normal conversation.
State Reps. John Kowalko and Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, will hold a town hall-style forum on the project on Sept. 24 at the Newark High School Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to discuss the project. Notice of the meeting was posted on the website of a group known as http://www.nonewarkpowerplant.org
The group also plans a demonstration on Saturday near the STAR campus site.
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