Data Center Projects Over 25 MW Now Need Local Approval in Massachusetts
Massachusetts now requires local approval and a community benefits agreement before state permits for data centers over 25 MW. For CRE developers and investors, this flips the siting process into a local political negotiation, with Servistar Realties' stalled Westfield campus — planned as New England's largest across 10 buildings over 10 years — as the cautionary tale.