Data centers in Middlesex County, Connecticut
No data center in Middlesex County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Beacon Falls Data Center, about 23 miles away, reported. The nearest running is TierPoint Waterbury Data Center, about 28 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Middlesex County
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Connecticut and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
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Beacon Falls Data Center
Beacon Falls, New Haven County · O&G Industries
Latest, reported August 17, 2026: Prior public process in 2022 involved a 32 MW facility proposal; current 2026 commercial marketing is for 100 MW AI capable, grid connected facility with up to 30 years of 100% sales and use tax abatements
About 23 miles from the center of Middlesex County to New Haven, the seat of New Haven County.
- Nearest one running
TierPoint Waterbury Data Center
Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region County · TierPoint
No dated entry on the record yet.
About 28 miles from the center of Middlesex County to the center of Waterbury.
What Middlesex County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
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| Middlesex County | county | In Fenwick, Middlesex County (CT), Middlesex County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session. youtube.com (opens in a new tab) query feed Jun 15, 20261 act on this rowEvery act on the Middlesex County row
| 1 | 2026-10-27 |
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June 15, 2026 Fenwick, CT Data centers becoming big issue for candidates across Connecticut
In Fenwick, Middlesex County (CT), Middlesex County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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"DATA CENTERS IN CONNECTICUT. NEWS 8 CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MIKE CERULLI IS LIVE IN MONTVILLE WITH THE DETAILS. THERE ARE TWO THINGS HAPPENING HERE. THE FIRST IS THAT PUSH...TO STOP ANY LARGE DATA CENTERS FROM COMING INTO OUR STATE. THE SECOND IS A DEMOCRATIC PARTY TRYING TO EXPAND IT'S STATE SENATE MAJORITY TO A HISTORIC LEVEL. Joe de la Cruz// (D) Candidate for State Senate "Let us see how much energy it's gonna use, what the technology's gonna look like even 10 years"
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"SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BOB DUFF...VOWING TO PASS A STATEWIDE MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION DURING NEXT YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE DEBATE OVER DATA CENTERS...AND THE RESOURCES THEY CONSUME...IS A WHITE HOT ISSUE...INVOKED BY MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES IN CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DE LA CRUZ IS ATTEMPTING TO FLIP A DISTRICT ON THE SHORELINE...ONE OF 11 G O P SEATS IN THE 36 MEMBER SENATE. DUFF...CHARGED THAT HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE OPPOSITE PARTY ARE FALLING IN BEHIND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PRO DATA CENTER STATEMENTS. State Sen. Bob Duff// (D) Majority Leader"
- Middlesex County Board of Commissioners Member Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
""Joe de la Cruz, as the next state senator, will be one who will vote 'yes' on a moratorium. The current senator will be one who will vote 'no' on that." -butted- Mike "Senator Duff said that you would vote against a data center moratorium at the statewide level. Is that true?" State Sen. Heather Somers// (R) Candidate for State Senate "That's funny 'cause Senator Duff's never asked me about that. First of all, we'd have to see the bill. But second of all, I don't think that Hartford should be telling individual towns what they should have and what they shouldn't have.""
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Questions about Middlesex County
Is there a data center near Middlesex County?
No data center in Middlesex County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Beacon Falls Data Center, about 23 miles from the center of Middlesex County to New Haven, the seat of New Haven County, reported. The nearest running is TierPoint Waterbury Data Center, about 28 miles from the center of Middlesex County to the center of Waterbury.
answered from the rows aboveIs Middlesex County allowing new data centers?
Middlesex County decides new data centers one at a time. The latest decision on the record: In Fenwick, Middlesex County (CT), Middlesex County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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