The Middletown Town Council gave its unanimous approval to the proposed data center and it natural gas co-generation power plant.
Located in the Westown part of the city the center with its 52.5 megawatt facility has drawn some sharp opposition from local residents.
Opponents last night presented a petition with 530 signatures demanding some answers to some of their concerns.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that one centered on whether the smoke stack height could increase the number of such ailments as asthma and cancer as well as premature death.
As for why the power plant was needed Mayor Ken Branner replied that there was a possibility that the town’s two 138-kilovolt lines into the area planned for 2017 could go down.
