The Lowell City Council is scheduled to consider a measure directing the appropriate department to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a community impact study on data centers, according to the published agenda for its Sept. 8, 2026 meeting.
According to the agenda, the proposed study would examine the various impacts of data centers, including but not limited to environmental, public health, utility and energy, and fire safety impacts. The agenda specifies that the study would be funded privately.
The item matters to Lowell residents because it addresses how a potential data center impact study would be structured and what categories of effects it would evaluate before any development decisions are made, according to the agenda language.
- Meeting date: Sept. 8, 2026
- Location: Lowell, MA
- Agenda item type: Council Vote
- Proposed action: Develop an RFP for a community impact study on data centers
- Study scope areas listed: environmental, public health, utility and energy, and fire safety impacts
- Funding source specified: Private funding
According to the published agenda, the City Council is scheduled to take up this item during its Sept. 8, 2026 meeting. The agenda does not specify further steps beyond the council’s consideration of directing the RFP’s development.
Residents may attend the Sept. 8, 2026 Lowell City Council meeting or consult the full agenda, published online, for details on how to participate or submit comment on this item.
Official source: the published record