Developer Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Over Lowell Data Center Moratorium

LOWELL — A legal challenge to Lowell's data center moratorium is being dropped by the developer who filed it, even as neighbors near an existing AI data center in the city push back against plans to expand that facility.

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"Challenge to Massachusetts data center moratorium fizzles as developer agrees to dismiss case" — The developer who sued over Lowell's data center moratorium has agreed to dismiss the case, ending the legal fight almost as quickly as it began, according to The Cool Down. (read it at https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/developer-sued-lowell-data-center-moratorium/)

"Neighbors are fighting the expansion of an AI data center in Lowell" — Residents near the Markley Group's data center, built inside the former Prince Spaghetti factory in 2015, are objecting to the company's plans to expand the facility, NBC Boston reports. (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/artificial-intelligence-data-centers-lowell/3982471/?amp=1)