The Lowell City Council is scheduled to consider a motion directing an appropriate department to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a community impact study on data centers at its meeting on September 8, 2026, according to the published agenda.
The agenda item, as posted by the City of Lowell, calls for a study examining the impacts of data centers on residents, including environmental, public health, utility and energy, and fire safety effects. According to the agenda, the study would be funded privately rather than through city funds.
- Meeting date: September 8, 2026
- Location: Lowell, Massachusetts
- Agenda item type: Council vote on developing an RFP
- Study scope per agenda: environmental, public health, utility/energy, and fire safety impacts of data centers
- Funding source specified in agenda: private funding
According to the agenda, the council is scheduled to consider directing a department to draft the RFP for the study; the agenda does not indicate a timeline for issuing the RFP or completing the study if the motion is approved.
The meeting is scheduled to take place September 8, 2026. Residents can review the full agenda via the City of Lowell’s Agenda Center and may attend the meeting or submit public comment according to the city’s standard meeting procedures.
Official source: the published record