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Inter Electric Power (IEP) officials presented Project Hummingbird to the Greene County planning commission on December 17, aiming to develop a new AI data center on the former Robena Coal Mine property. Phase I of the project focuses on restoring coal mine refuse piles.

Public comments expressed concerns about environmental impacts, emergency services, and local population decline. IEP spokesman Dave Spigelmyer indicated there is no current buyer for the data center but stated that natural gas generators could still be brought in.

If not required on-site, power could be sold to the grid. Community benefits agreements were dismissed by IEP, emphasizing corporate interests over local community needs.