PARSONS — Parsons city commissioners will consider a contract for an option to buy 20-plus acres for a proposed micro-data center, according to The Parsons Sun.
The Sun reported HyperDatagrid, a Texas-based company, could bring as much as $150,000 in annual water purchases to the city as well as another $150,000 in other utility expenses.
Commissioners are reviewing the proposed data center’s water demands, which include two options.
The first would use a minimal amount. The second is projected to use 50,000 gallons a day or less as the project grows, according to City Utilities Director Derek Clevenger.
“Fifty thousand gallons would take just about an hour a day to make with our water plant at its current operating status,” Clevenger told The Sun.
“It no way limits water production. To be honest, it isn’t much more than a major manufacturer would be using,” he said.
The Parsons Water Plant currently has 3 million gallons a day capacity but only produces about 1.5 million gallons a day at the height of consumption in the summer, The Sun reported.
At one time, the plant produced 6 million additional gallons a month for a rural water district, but that demand no longer exists.
DEPENDING on which water use option the company needs, the city could see as much as $150,000 in additional water sales, The Sun reported, in addition to another $150,000 in other utilities.
“This doesn’t solve all our problems, but it is a nice start in bridging some of those gaps we have in our budgeting process that starts next week,” said Parsons City Manager Jeff Cantrell.
The city considers this a win-win as the micro-data center will provide additional funding to the city with no loss in any city service, according to The Sun.
“This is exactly what we’re looking for, some higher paying jobs, immediate property tax input and purchasing the city’s only utility, water, with no risk or financial burden on residents,” said Mayor Kevin Cruse.
A similar sized project in Pittsburg created approximately $20,000 a month through franchise fees and taxes, The Sun reported.
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